[OpenAFS] Encryption

Ted Anderson TedAnderson@mindspring.com
Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:32:34 -0400


On 8/23/2004 10:49, Dan Pritts wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 08:03:12AM -0500, Michael Robokoff wrote:
>>Can you set open-afs so it encrypts data as it is transmitted between
>>client and server?
> 
> yes.  run fs setcrypt on client.  this is a per-client setting.
> 
> I don't think the encryption used is particularly strong by modern
> standards but I don't know the details.

The best reference on AFS encryption is in the Wiki: [1] and [2].

Ted Anderson

[1] 
https://grand.central.org/twiki/bin/view/AFSLore/AdminFAQ#3_28_Is_the_data_sent_over_the_n
[2] https://grand.central.org/twiki/bin/view/AFSLore/ProtocolInfo