Re: Password File Sync Script

"Adrian C." <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.admin
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.
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