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- From: haase@meediv.lanl.gov (Peter Haase)
- Subject: Re: ARA and in-line authentication
- Message-ID: <haase-161292215606@mac_dialin1.meediv.lanl.gov>
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- References: <brady-161292075059@jbrady.aero.org>
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:57:17 GMT
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- In article <brady-161292075059@jbrady.aero.org>, brady@osiapps.aero.org
- (John Brady) wrote:
- >
- > 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.
- >
- Why would you want to do that since on an ARA dial-in the user has to
- provide a valid username and password. Seems kind of redundant.
-
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