Re: netatalk security vs. ftp, ssh - encrypted passwords


Subject: Re: netatalk security vs. ftp, ssh - encrypted passwords
From: Tom Fitzgerald (tfitz@MIT.EDU)
Date: Mon Jul 31 2000 - 14:33:09 EDT


> on 7/28/00 4:42 PM, Tom Fitzgerald at tfitz@MIT.EDU wrote:
>
> > 3) To use encrypted authentication with clients older than MacOS 9, the
> > user passwords must be stored in cleartext on the server.
>
> Tom:
>
> Any HOWTO on setting up encrypted passwords well?

Sounds to me like the ultimate HOWTO is: "Don't touch any prepackaged
RPM with a 10-foot pole. Always get the source, compile and install it
yourself."

I dunno, for me it just worked on the first attempt. afpd.conf is

"Server Name@Zone" -icon -nocleartxt -randnum -setpassword -uamlist
uams_randnum.so

Create .passwd files in everyone's home directories, mode 0600, owned
by the user and in the user's primary group, containing the password in
cleartext (with or without a trailing newline).

> Any special way to set up DHX autehntication under OS 9?

Haven't done it yet (too much legacy OS 8 stuff). Anyone else?



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