grin wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Dec 1997, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > And you are best staying away from it unless you want to spend long > > > > hours > > > > getting it to work correctly ... and it is fragile ;) > > > > > > What's for an alternative between debian machines for central password > > > management? > > > > > > (Encryption _is_ essential.) > > > > Perhaps RADIUS provides it? Otherwise I know of no solution. > > Everyone keeps telling that RADIUS have very basic security, and I'm about > to believe that. But even it it wasn't so I have no knowledge of Linux > RADIUS clients. > > NIS have no security at all (I checked it), NIS+ and NYS were told to be > too complex AND fairly insecure. Hm. > > I need a centralised authentication service which can at least auth email > and login services, and have both clients and servers under linux. And > able to stand against possible snoopers between them.
Hey, you can always roll your own! You could use secure sockets as a base and go from there. If you could figure a way to get the stock ONC RPC to work with Secure Sockets Layer this would almost be trivial. One other thought: You could take a look at Kerberos V. The problem is there aren't a lot of ready-made apps which work with it. You may want to approach the problem on an application-by-application basis. What all services do you want to offer? -- 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] .