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. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20060526/97064595/attachment.pgp>
