[distcc] Simple authentication for distcc

[Grahame Bowland]

Lisa Seelye wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 14:13, Grahame Bowland wrote:
> 
>>I know this doesn't add any security if the local network is 
>>compromised, however it should mean you can run distcc without anyone by 
>>being able to just connect if they manage to get through your firewall. 
> 
> 
> Then what is the point of having extra code if it essentially provides
> nothing?  It seems cheaper to just have a properly configured firewall.

It doesn't provide nothing; it restricts users of distcc to those that 
have the passphrase. You can't differentiate which user on a shared 
shell machine is connecting using a firewall..