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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