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Re: Alternatives to NIS?



grin wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, George Bonser 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.

-- 
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com


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