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Date:      Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:00:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
To:        Michael Hallgren <m.hallgren@free.fr>
Cc:        Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: MD5 systems interacting with DES systems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910121359270.14206-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <015101bf14ed$c4b27e60$5b014b0a@asf.fr>

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On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Michael Hallgren wrote:

> > I don't think this is correct. rlogin and friends do no encryption or
> > password authentication themselves, and aren't linked against libcrypt at
> > all. So there should be no difference whether or not you have DES
> > installed.
> 
> Berkeley r* authenticates over source address, if I'm not seriously
> mistaken...

Note I said password authentication ;-)

> > As for encrypted transport, which it sounds like you were talking about,
> > you want either ssh (if the license restrictions are applicable to you -
> > or you could port the "last truly free" version which the openbsd guys
> > have been cleaning up in their tree),
> 
> Yes, nice. SSH's a VERY good replacement for r* 'and a host of other needs).

The license terms can be a bitch, though :-(

> Anyone been trying out FreeS/WAN ?

Not sure why you'd bother - KAME is the future for FreeBSD.

Kris

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