From owner-freebsd-security Wed Nov 3 12:22:55 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [198.78.58.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C925150A4 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:22:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: (from fullermd@localhost) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA05798; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:22:25 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:22:25 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Greg Lewis Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Security and NIS - alternatives? Message-ID: <19991103142225.C5503@futuresouth.com> References: <199911030811.SAA29824@ares.maths.adelaide.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre3i In-Reply-To: <199911030811.SAA29824@ares.maths.adelaide.edu.au> X-OS: FreeBSD Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 06:41:13PM +1030, a little birdie told me that Greg Lewis remarked > > This is not meant to be a complaint, I simply wish to ask if there is a > more secure alternative? I'd like one where passwords were not sent over > the network except via something like SSL or an ssh tunnel. Use rdist(1) (or some similar program) over a ssh tunnel. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ FutureSouth Communications | ISPHelp ISP Consulting "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message