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  2. From: brady@osiapps.aero.org (John Brady)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
  4. Subject: ARA and in-line authentication
  5. Followup-To: comp.protocols.appletalk
  6. Date: 16 Dec 1992 16:04:16 GMT
  7. Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
  8. Lines: 35
  9. Distribution: usa
  10. Message-ID: <brady-161292075059@jbrady.aero.org>
  11. NNTP-Posting-Host: jbrady.aero.org
  12.  
  13. Has anyone tried using an in-line authentication box (like the
  14. Digital Pathways Defender 5000) with ARA?
  15.  
  16. An in-line authentication box would sit between the answering
  17. modem and the ARA server.  The user would have to prove his or her
  18. identity before the authentication box would complete the connection
  19. to the ARA server.  I guess the real question is can the ARA client
  20. software support this dialog prior to completion of the ARAP connection.
  21.  
  22.  
  23.   Before authentication:
  24.  
  25.     ARA client --- Modem - - - - - - - - - Modem --- Defender 5000
  26.  
  27.  
  28.   After authentication (Defender finishes transparent connection):
  29.  
  30.     ARA client --- Modem - - - - - - - - - Modem ----- ARA server
  31.                                                                                                                                                                                                             ^
  32.                                                    |
  33.                                                    |
  34.                                          The Defender is still
  35.                                          here, but "invisible"
  36.  
  37.  
  38. Any thoughts or actual experience would be greatly appreciated.
  39.  
  40. Thanks.
  41.  
  42.  
  43. John Brady                  **  brady@osiapps.aero.org
  44. Network Engineer            **
  45. The Aerospace Corporation   **  (310) 336-2220 (work)
  46. P.O. Box 92957              **  (310) 336-7505 (fax @ work)
  47. Los Angeles, CA 90009-2957  **  (310) 372-6793 (home)
  48.