Setting the session key in _net_sam_logon

Tim Potter tpot at samba.org
Fri Oct 5 19:57:02 GMT 2001


Andrew Bartlett writes:

> I was wondering if there is any reason not to set the session key in
> _net_sam_logon?  (I refer to sess_key[16]).
> 
> The AuthRewrite code calculates its value, but are there any stange
> interactions I should be aware of if we start sending it on the wire? 
> (like sombody starting to use it, where we don't have the encryption
> stuff done)?

Er, aren't there security implications of sending it over the
wire?  I thought the session key was supposed to secure password
information.


Tim.




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