[OpenAFS] AFS Encryption

[Ryan Underwood]

Hi,

On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 11:30:19AM -1000, Pete Gross wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have just recently learned about AFS, and I what I have read so far I 
> have not seen much about how each file is transmitted.  I am wondering, 
> is it possible to get AFS to 'send' everything encrypted?  For example, 
> you can get ldap + ssl so that everything is encrypted, can this be done 
> with AFS, or is encryption already implemented?

Yes; examine 'fs setcrypt' command.  The authentication is already done
via Kerberos which is encrypted; fs setcrypt will instruct the cache
manager on the client machine to make encrypted connections to the
fileserver when pulling in files.

-- 
Ryan Underwood, <nemesis@icequake.net>