[OpenAFS] packet sniffing and file content

[David R Boldt]

I may use the OpenAFS clients.  Are there any changes on the
horizon which would affect compatibility the IBM/Transarc
Servers?

                                          -- David Boldt
                                             <dboldt@usgs.gov>



                                                                                     
                    Derek Atkins                                                     
                    <warlord@MIT.        To:     "David R Boldt" <dboldt@usgs.gov>   
                    EDU>                 cc:     openafs-info@openafs.org            
                                         Subject:     Re: [OpenAFS] packet sniffing  
                    07/13/01             and file content                            
                    10:47 AM                                                         
                                                                                     
                                                                                     



This was added to OpenAFS, so it is not in the IBM clients.  I have no
idea what IBM plans to do, or what patches to OpenAFS they may choose
to incorporate into their proprietary products.

You can always use an OpenAFS client against the IBM/Transarc Servers.

-derek

"David R Boldt" <dboldt@usgs.gov> writes:

> Derek,
>
> was this added after the IBM/Transarc fork, or was it available
> in the original code?  I have IBM/Transarc clients, and this
> seems not to be an option for them.
>
> one of the AFS support people from IBM was under the impression
> that IBM might incorporate enhancements developed by OpenAFS;
> do you have any sense of this?
>
>                                           -- David Boldt
>                                              <dboldt@usgs.gov>
>
>
>
>

>                     Derek Atkins

>                     <warlord@MIT.        To:     David Boldt
<dboldt@usgs.gov>
>                     EDU>                 cc:     openafs-info@openafs.org

>                                          Subject:     Re: [OpenAFS]
packet sniffing
>                     07/13/01             and file content

>                     10:17 AM

>

>

>
>
>
> "fs setcrypt on" on the client will turn on file encryption.  It
> only uses fcrypt(), which only provides token encryption, but
> it is better than cleartext.
>
> There is work underway to improve this.
>
> -derek
>
> David Boldt <dboldt@usgs.gov> writes:
>
> > What options are available to protect file contents
> > from packet sniffing?  Is this a concern?
> >
> > I am not a subscriber to this mail list.
> >
> >          -- David Boldt
> >              dboldt@usgs.gov
> >
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
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