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Date:      Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:27:05 +0000 (GMT)
From:      0x1c <nick@shibumi.feralmonkey.org>
To:        Mike Thompson <miket@dnai.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Kerberos vs SSH
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903252121030.10334-100000@shibumi.feralmonkey.org>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990325001254.009fb5e0@mail.dnai.com>

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On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Mike Thompson wrote:

[snip]
> A few questions I have are:
> 
> 1. Can I use standard tools such as rsh, rlogin and the like
> securely between servers with such a configuration?  Or do
> I want to still stick with ssh?

It provides an encrypted ip tunnel between two endpoints. Hence,
it is transparent at the application layer.

> 2. Do special versions of tools have to be compiled to work
> with the VPN, or are standard tools OK?

Standard tools are ok.

> 3. Are there implications with running IPFW on a system that
> has a KAME installed in the Kernel?

I'm not aware of any off the top of my head, however I doubt there would
be any major complications with such a setup.

> 4. The documentation seems a little terse.  Is there a good
> tutorial that explains how to get started with KAME on a
> FreeBSD system?

I think the people who develop KAME are pretty available for specific
questions via email. If you have any particular queries they should be
able to help.

With regards to a tutorial, i'm unaware of any.

> Thanks,
> 
> Mike Thompson

Cheers,
Nick

--
Therefore those skilled at the unorthodox are as infinite as heaven and
earth, inexhaustible as the great rivers. -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War



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