FW: SYSKEY2. Request For Comments

geoffrey lee snail_talk at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 9 09:29:57 GMT 2000


hi,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-ntdom at samba.org [mailto:samba-ntdom at samba.org]On Behalf Of
> Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 1:27 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM
> Subject: RE: FW: SYSKEY2. Request For Comments
>
>
> On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, geoffrey lee wrote:
>
> > hi,
> >
> > but what will be exactly the use of this new feature? i think
> that luke has
> > yet to explain that to everyone.
>
> :) sorry.
>
> > right now, all i have seen is arguments as to whether it should be
> > implemented or not, but not _why_ it should be there, well, no
> solid reasons
> > anyway.
>
> ok, let me try again.  ldap, mysql, nis+ all don't store passwords
> encrypted or access-protected by default, and some of these remote
> database-like systems don't _have_ password encryption.
>

ok, i can see why you are worried.

but this will have to be eventually merged into main, so i guess some
two-way communication between you and the other samba developers woudl be
nice. ;)


> in this case, i'd still like samba admins to be able to use these
> protocols, without even having to KNOW that their passwords are protected
> over-the-wire.
>
> i.e if they didn't read the damn documentation, they still don't get
> screwed over, and we don't end up with a report on bugtraq.
>
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: samba-ntdom at samba.org [mailto:samba-ntdom at samba.org]On Behalf Of
> > > Gerald W. Carter
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 11:10 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM
> > > Subject: Re: FW: SYSKEY2. Request For Comments
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Sander Striker wrote:
> > >
> > > > >Do you remember the BRANCH_NTDOM code from '97 - '98?
> > > >
> > > > No, sorry, I wasn't anywhere near Samba back then. What happened to
> > > > it? (I'm hoping that you don't reply with: 'it went into design
> > > deadlock'
> > > > :-))
> > > >
> > >
> > > It is dead because the merge between that and the head branch was too
> > > horrible.  That's what Jeremy is afraid will happen here.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > jerry
> > >
> ________________________________________________________________________
> > >                             Gerald ( Jerry ) Carter
> > > Engineering Network Services                           Auburn
> University
> > > jerry at eng.auburn.edu
> http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/cartegw
> > >
> > >        "...a
> hundred billion castaways looking for a home."
> > >                                   - Sting "Message in a
> Bottle" ( 1979 )
> > >
> >
>
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