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- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: shadow passwords on Indogo NEEDED NOW.
- Message-ID: <nsnhkd4@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 01:35:36 GMT
- References: <1992Jul28.081456.1004@bacchus.esa.oz.au>
- Sender: news@zuni.esd.sgi.com (Net News)
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
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- In <1992Jul28.081456.1004@bacchus.esa.oz.au> hunter@bacchus.esa.oz.au (James Gardiner [Hunter]) writes:
- | I run a public access machine and am planning on putting an Indigo
- | in its place. Due to the fact that most anyone can get access
- | to this machine, I NEED shadow passwords.
- | In the past users have cracked passwords and tried to hack my machine.
- | The best defence is to make it hard for them to get untracable access.
- | Shodow passwords is a BIG part in this.
- | I am amazed that IRIX does not have this option.
- | Has anyone got any suggestion on what I should do?
- |
- | If IRIX is suppose to be SVR4 by the end of the year does this mean
- | it will have C2 security? I am sure SVR4 has that.
-
- I don't think anyone from SGI has ever made a commitment to SVR4 by
- the end of the year. SVR4 doesn't have C2, although it may have
- most of what is necessary should someone decide to get it certified.
-
- I'm not sure if we will include shadow passwords in our SVR4 port or
- not, although many folks have asked for not (I'm not saying we won't,
- just that I don't know).
- --
- Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, | Dave Olson
- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- Maria Isabel Barreno | olson@sgi.com
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