Linux-Hams archive - March 1998: Re: Security
Re: Security
Ben Kram (rlsca.vlewtji@genphysics.com)
Mon, 2 Mar 1998 01:04:12 -0500 (EST)
> One package which looks ideal is OPIE (download from
> ftp://ftp.inner.net/pub/opie/), which uses one-time passwords for
> logins through FTP and Telnet daemons (and su). All FTP/Telnet
> traffic is transmitted unencrypted (hence the need for the modified
> su), and standard clients can be used. All you need is a secure path
> (or at least, more secure than amateur radio) to transmit the
> initiator used to generate the passwords to the user.
I grabbed it - that does seem to be the best option, but you need a local
way of generating the passwords, or keep them on a card in your wallet.
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