Re: [PATCH] NFSv4: use mach cred for SECINFO_NO_NAME w/ integrity

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Hi,

----- "Dros Adamson" <Weston.Adamson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Matt W. Benjamin <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > It honestly feels quite odd to me for sec=sys to actually connote
> krb5i.
> 
> I should point out that my patches don't introduce the use of krb5i
> here, they just fix it.

Ack.

> 
> I personally don't think it's weird for the client to use a *more*
> secure flavor for certain (infrequent) operations when it makes sense.
> What worries me that currently sec=krb5p can cross a SECINFO boundary
> and suddenly be using sec=sys!

I think the behavior is obviously reasonable, but giving that policy a
different name would allow sec=sys to continue mean what it says.    

> 
> I'm testing patches that fix that now and also allow multiple sec=
> options (in the same form as nfsd exports, i.e. sec=krb5:krb5i, but
> I'm trying to fix all the recent regressions surrounding auth flavors
> / SECINFO first...

That sounds great.

> 
> -dros
> 
> > 

Thanks,

Matt

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