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On 16/03/12 13:05, James Knott wrote:
lynn wrote:
On 16/03/12 02:18, James Knott wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On the other hand, Linux native filesystem protocol, NFS, has no passwords at all, it is completely insecure.
I thought NFS access was via user ID. The drawback of this is different users could have the same ID on different computers. For example, I could be user 1000 on my computer and you would be 1000 on yours. An NFS file server sharing for ID 1000 couldn't tell the difference between me & you.
But surely, no decent admin would allow her network to have id collision. e.g. Yast always chooses a unique uid be it /etc/passwd or ldap. L x
That's ssuming the admin controlled all the computers on a network. What's to stop someone from bringing in a notebook and plugging it in? At many companies, nothing.
Hi The admin controls _every_ computer on the network. It's one thing plugging in your laptop and a totally different thing authenticate using it. For us it's easy. Under Kerberos, you'd need to decrypt a machine and a user key in under 8 hours. I don't think it can be done. L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org