From: "Adrian C." <office@snobu.org>
To: Sashikanth Madduri <mail.to.sashi@gmail.com>,
'Linux Mail List' <linux-admin@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Password File Sync Script
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:40:53 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <449719E5.5000403@snobu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fe077a3b0606191436n254ba996g5c4bfdd5f9090622@mail.gmail.com>
Sashikanth Madduri wrote:
> I am not using NIS because, it is insecure and password information is
> passed over the network unencrypted.
>
> So, I am thinking of copying the password files in an ssh tunnel(using
> scp).
>
> Is NIS really insecure?
> What is the best way to manage user accounts in a network if security
> is a concern?
Kerberos/OpenLDAP would be a good start.
--Adrian.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-19 21:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-06-19 20:44 Password File Sync Script Sashikanth Madduri
2006-06-19 20:59 ` Scott Taylor
2006-06-19 21:36 ` Sashikanth Madduri
2006-06-19 21:40 ` Adrian C. [this message]
2006-06-19 20:59 ` Adrian C.
2006-06-19 21:02 ` Matt Hemingway
2006-06-20 4:34 ` urgrue
[not found] ` <fe077a3b0606201254n64151c0bu347481f0ebe5ef13@mail.gmail.com>
2006-06-20 19:55 ` Sashikanth Madduri
2006-06-20 20:15 ` Sashikanth Madduri
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