Digital Authentication Server

From: Paddy Croskery <Jp.Croskery_at_Queens-Belfast.AC.UK>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 95 16:57:26 EST

Hello Folks,

        Ive just managed to obtain the documentation
        for V1.0 of the above product from my local
        DEC people.

        The product is based on Kerberos V and emerged
        from Digital's DECathena product.(I think)

        Is anyone using or evaluating this?

        I would be interested in any observations
        or comments.

        We had originally intended to use NIS and C2
        but this is a non-starter as in a C2 environment
        you need the NIS master to be up ALL the time
        in order to get the C2-required updates to the
        protected password file.(Yes : if the master is down
        all logins to slaves or clients will fail - yes :
        this is a single point of failure in your distributed
        environment)

        Thanks.

Paddy
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Paddy Croskery
Computer Centre
Queens University
Belfast BT7 1NN
N.Ireland
01232-245133-3955
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Received on Mon Nov 27 1995 - 18:28:48 NZDT