Re: Alternatives to NIS?
You can try ssh and ssl-telnet from non-us. It will allow you a
snoop-proof telnet connection at least.`
> > 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?
>
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