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- From: brady@osiapps.aero.org (John Brady)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
- Subject: ARA and in-line authentication
- Followup-To: comp.protocols.appletalk
- Date: 16 Dec 1992 16:04:16 GMT
- Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
- Lines: 35
- Distribution: usa
- Message-ID: <brady-161292075059@jbrady.aero.org>
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-
- Has anyone tried using an in-line authentication box (like the
- Digital Pathways Defender 5000) with ARA?
-
- An in-line authentication box would sit between the answering
- modem and the ARA server. The user would have to prove his or her
- identity before the authentication box would complete the connection
- to the ARA server. I guess the real question is can the ARA client
- software support this dialog prior to completion of the ARAP connection.
-
-
- Before authentication:
-
- ARA client --- Modem - - - - - - - - - Modem --- Defender 5000
-
-
- After authentication (Defender finishes transparent connection):
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- ARA client --- Modem - - - - - - - - - Modem ----- ARA server
- ^
- |
- |
- The Defender is still
- here, but "invisible"
-
-
- Any thoughts or actual experience would be greatly appreciated.
-
- Thanks.
-
-
- John Brady ** brady@osiapps.aero.org
- Network Engineer **
- The Aerospace Corporation ** (310) 336-2220 (work)
- P.O. Box 92957 ** (310) 336-7505 (fax @ work)
- Los Angeles, CA 90009-2957 ** (310) 372-6793 (home)
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