John Goerzen wrote: > > At my location, we are dealing with a large Unix network composed of > machines from multiple vendors -- Debian, RedHat, Sun, DEC, etc. We are > moving largely in the direction of Debian and some of the legacy systems > will be dropped within a few years anyway (due to Y2K nonconformity). > > We have approximately 2500 users that can pick any of a few dozen machines > to log in to. Currently, we use NIS to propogate passwd information > (login, password, UID, etc.) I am aware that NIS is widely considered to > be insecure. I am wondering what alternatives Debian might support that > would provide a more secure solution than NIS.
The latest version of NIS uses encryption and authentication. I don't know if software is available for debian (or anyone other than Sun). Sun calls it NIS Plus. -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
