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- From: alan@curta.cc.columbia.edu (Alan Crosswell)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kerberos
- Subject: Re: Alternative network security architectures?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.142631.26829@news.columbia.edu>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 14:26:31 GMT
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- In article <9208200042.AA02811@ocsg.COM> glenz@ocsg.COM (Glen Zorn)
- writes:
- > Folks ~
- >
- > Could anyone point me to information (docs, papers, etc.) on viable,
- protocol
- > independent alternatives to Kerberos for network security? Do any
- exist?
- >
- > Thanks in advance.
- >
- > ~ Glen
- >
- > Glen Zorn Network Security Analyst
- > glenz@OCSG.COM Open Computing Security Group
-
- - OSF/DCE security (which is really Kerberos v5)
- - Digital Equipment Corporation's SPX (pronounce Sphinx) which is a
- public-key system.
- - RSADSI's public-key stuff.
- - Sun has a public-key one too that comes standard with SunOS.
- - Read up on the Generic Security Service API
-
- Take a look at the various security and common authentication technology
- DRAFT RFCs in the ietf-drafts directory on your favorite anonymous FTP
- server (e.g. nic.ddn.mil).
-