Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:58:59 -0800 (PST) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: John Saunders <john.saunders@nlc.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kerberos info Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901191655280.2274-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990120102040.12072A-100000@nhj.nlc.net.au>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, John Saunders wrote: >I'm after some very basic kerberos info. I'm not after install >instructions (yet). I am after some info like "what is kerberos" and "what >does it give me that is worth the effort to configure it". Kerberos is an authentication system. It is worth configure because it keeps your password encrypted during transmission. >I hear it's an authentication system, what is wrong with /etc/passwd? Password authentication done the normal way requires your password to be sent "cleartext" to the authenticating host. Anyone listening can grab your password. >Why not use NIS (yellow pages)? I don't know why but I have this blue O'Reilly book that says NIS is a serious security problem for networks that are connected to public networks. If you are interested in securing your system you should also investigate 'ssh'. Catchya Later, | Give me UNIX or give me a typewriter. Jason Wells | http://www.freebsd.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.05.9901191655280.2274-100000>