Re: [Nbd] Easier use, authentication
- To: Folkert van Heusden <folkert.van.heusden@...17...>
- Cc: nbd-general@lists.sourceforge.net
- Subject: Re: [Nbd] Easier use, authentication
- From: Wouter Verhelst <w@...112...>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:41:32 +0200
- Message-id: <20110926104132.GC4205@...3...>
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On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:37:40PM +0200, Folkert van Heusden wrote:
> >>>> we'll only do one hash
> >>>> at the beginning of the connection
> >>>
> >>> Hopefully you'll do at least 2, and (if authenticating the other way) 4!
> >>> But yes.
> >>
> >> Why 2/4?
> >
> > 2 because you have to carry out the hash on both ends in order to
> > compare them.
>
> Maybe I'm missing something but isn't obvious that you need to hash at
> both sides to be able to verify at all?
Yes, Alex was just being pedantic :-)
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