Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:38:49 -0800 From: "jl" <tech@scsr.com> To: "Paul Khavkine" <paul@colba.net>, "Brian Reichert" <reichert@numachi.com> Cc: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Distributed user info Message-ID: <005b01c09ae6$41766e50$6503c23f@XGforce.com> References: <3A90499E.CECAE369@colba.net> <20010218172203.C85795@numachi.com> <3A904FF1.F5C23ECE@colba.net>
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check out www.xgforce.com. There's a nisII software. It's a re-born nis with SSL and mantains distributed user info across different platforms. If your nis master dead, users will still be able to login. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Khavkine <paul@colba.net> To: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> Cc: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 2:42 PM Subject: Re: Distributed user info > Brian Reichert wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 05:15:59PM -0500, Paul Khavkine wrote: > > > Hi, i'm looking for a way to maintain user information in a central > > > database so it can be shared > > > accross multiple boxes. > > > I like the Kerberos 5 suthentication scheme but i need more then > > > authentication. > > > I need to redistribute stuff like usernames, passwords, uids, gids, > > > etc... > > > I could just use NIS but dont like sensitive information to be passed > > > around in clear text and a lack > > > of authentication other then by hostname/ip. > > > What other alternatives to NIS are there, preferably tied with Kerberos > > > 5 authentication? > > > > LDAP / Radius? I'm guessing... > > Not a big LDAP fan, but for RADIUS, how would you make all the programs using > getpwnam() > and the likes to get the info from RADIUS. > Is there an NSS implementation for FreeBSD like the one for Solaris/Linux ? > > > > > > > > > > > Thanx > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > -- > > Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> > > 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 > > Derry NH 03038-1713 USA Intel architecture: the left-hand path > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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