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- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
- Path: sparky!uunet!spsgate!mogate!newsgate!NewsWatcher!user
- From: rtmd30@email.sps.mot.com (Greg Ferguson)
- Subject: Re: ARA and in-line authentication
- Message-ID: <rtmd30-171292234949@220.1.50.175>
- Followup-To: comp.protocols.appletalk
- Sender: usenet@newsgate.sps.mot.com
- Nntp-Posting-Host: 220.1.50.175
- Organization: Motorola
- References: <brady-161292075059@jbrady.aero.org>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 06:53:09 GMT
- Lines: 48
-
- 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.
- >
- >
- > Before authentication:
- >
- > ARA client --- Modem - - - - - - - - - Modem --- Defender 5000
- >
- >
- > After authentication (Defender finishes transparent connection):
- >
- > ARA client --- Modem - - - - - - - - - Modem ----- ARA server
- > ^
- > |
- > |
- > The Defender is still
- > here, but "invisible"
-
- I can't get into any specifics because my employeer would have to kill me
- after I told you, but...
-
- It is possible to do what you are asking. The ARA scripts have to be
- modified to request the user's information that'd normally be provided to
- your authentication system. By configuring the script to watch for the
- Defender prompts, you can have ARA handle the login for your user.
-
- We're not using the same hardware configuration or authentication system,
- but
- ours works. As a matter of fact, that's how I'm sending this note, via
- NewsWatcher on top of MacTCP on top of ARA via a secured dial-in. AND I
- LOVE IT!
-
- Greg
-
- Greg Ferguson
- Programmer/Engineer
- Desktop Networking System
- SPS, World Marketing
- Motorola, Inc.
-