Re: Password File Sync Script
"Adrian C." <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.admin |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Sashikanth Madduri wrote: > I am not using NIS because, it is insecure and password information is > passed over the network unencrypted. > > So, I am thinking of copying the password files in an ssh tunnel(using > scp). > > Is NIS really insecure? > What is the best way to manage user accounts in a network if security > is a concern? Kerberos/OpenLDAP would be a good start. --Adrian. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html