You could provide an external authentication mechanism; sslwrap or ssh
come to mind.

On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 12:42:45PM +0200, Jano wrote:
> Here's my situation:
> 
> I have a computer with static IP and always on, where I run a fairly well
> connected .7 node. I'd like to use that node for freenet browsing from
> remote computers which have dynamic IPs. Setting transient nodes in each of
> these computers and collect references for all of them is too much an
> inconvenience, leaving aside that I don't think they would work very well
> being disconnected most of the time.
> 
> I don't think that currently are any mechanism to allow this. (Correct me
> please if wrong). IIRC, .5 allowed to list trusted IPs that could connect
> to the node. This is insuficient because of the dynamic IPs.
> 
> I guess it would be relatively easy to add an option to allow remote access,
> authenticated via https connection and a password, and make the
> authentication valid for the session. Any plans to add this to freenet? Is
> it sensible?
-- 
Matthew J Toseland - toad at amphibian.dyndns.org
Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/
ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.
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