atom feed8 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-ispDistributed authentication. Which one?
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Francisco ReyesOct 14, 2005 6:16 pm 
Peter CluttonOct 14, 2005 10:21 pm 
Francisco ReyesOct 15, 2005 10:33 am 
Aaron GlennOct 15, 2005 3:51 pm 
Francisco ReyesOct 15, 2005 10:04 pm 
Tillman HodgsonOct 17, 2005 1:33 pm 
FranciscoOct 18, 2005 7:40 am 
Tillman HodgsonOct 18, 2005 8:09 am 
Subject:Distributed authentication. Which one?
From:Francisco Reyes (lis@natserv.com)
Date:Oct 15, 2005 10:04:00 pm
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-isp

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Aaron Glenn wrote:

Exactly. The problem I've always had is, what happens when you can reach the device, but the device can't reach any KDC (for whatever reason)? How can one fall back on another authentication method while maintaining consistant login credentials? Food for thought...

I am totally new at distributed authentication, but would think that at least the adminstrator(s), would want to have their id(s) in the local password database.

I would say LDAP, but then I've never used NIS.

The general comment I am seeing in archives is that it is not commonly used anymore.