From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Nov 15 05:42:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id FAA13211 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 05:42:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from nimbus.superior.net (root@nimbus.superior.net [206.153.96.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id FAA13206 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 05:41:56 -0800 (PST) Received: (from exidor@localhost) by nimbus.superior.net (8.7.6/8.7.5) id IAA15551; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:41:54 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199611151341.IAA15551@nimbus.superior.net> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:41:54 -0500 From: exidor@superior.net (Christopher Masto) To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stupid question no 10101 References: X-Mailer: Mutt 0.48.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: ; from Michael Dillon on Nov 14, 1996 21:18:17 -0800 Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Michael Dillon writes: > On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Justin Harvey wrote: > > > Or, yet another alternative is to use NIS, I know you said it was > > insecure but you need to define 'insecue'. I bet it would be more secure > > than whatever kind of password exchanging mechanism you're thining of > > programming. > > I did mention RADIUS you know. This is an IETF standard for encrypted > authentication. Hopefully before it becomes a standard, it will be fixed. One of the most blatant mistakes is that it is based on UDP and there is no allowance for acknowledgement of STOP messages. -- Christopher Masto . . . . Superior Net Support: support@superior.net chris@masto.com . . . . . Masto Consulting: info@masto.com On Exports, Routine: The exports include] thumbscrews and cattle prods, just routine items for the police. - Commerce Department spokesman on a regulation allowing the export of - various products abroad