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Subject: Re: Microsoft brainrot (was: r-cmds and DNS and /etc/host.conf) 
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> 
> I'd much rather send my root password (over SSL) - that way, I can at
> least use S/Key.

What's the smallest available secure HTTP server you know of?  Anyone?

> However, if we're going to use Java anyway, there are lots of crypto
> we could use - but will this be the easiest way of implementing the
> interface?

IMHO Java may be a lose, unless we can come up with a 'legacy' 
interface for the terminal addicts and people with non-Java browsers.

mike