Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:12:26 +0300 From: Daniel Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il> To: current@freebsd.org Cc: Chris H <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT] ypldap testing against OpenLDAP and Microsoft Active Directory Message-ID: <E8CC9FAF-1B92-4E56-89E8-C712688B360B@cs.huji.ac.il> In-Reply-To: <20160615012202.GM1072@albert.catwhisker.org> References: <CAG=rPVeiPvfBdnmieEHG_0Jp8ZxvTQr-sLdSkutWD5cYhdk9SA@mail.gmail.com> <7c39e5ac-3ed7-f19a-e175-d27af07eea47@delphij.net> <CAOfEmZhkfxBcvDPS5tBYLXnHuzHJ7X7B2j6=BRBHquc8=bevGg@mail.gmail.com> <5fc80d8ee559336a657514b3f2ec2a33@ultimatedns.net> <20160615012202.GM1072@albert.catwhisker.org>
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> On 15 Jun 2016, at 04:22, David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> = wrote: >=20 > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 05:17:19PM -0700, Chris H wrote: >> ... >> Honestly, I think the best way to motivate people to do the right = thing(tm) >> Would be to remove Yellow Pages from the tree, entirely. :-) >> It's been dead for *years*, and as you say, isn't safe, anyway.. >> .... >=20 > "Safe" for what, precisely? >=20 > It's a lookup service. It is not limited to looking up authentication > information, and never has been. >=20 > And it's a mechanism that has been widely implemented. >=20 > The catchphrase "Tools, not policy" comes to mind. >=20 > Peace, > david probably this is a bit too late, but we have been using MIT=E2=80=99s = DNS/Hesiod since the days when: ypserver not responding was popular, and true, it=E2=80=99s not only for password/group. my .5 cents danny
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