At 16:16 10.02.98 +0000, you wrote: > >In message <199802101534.QAA19122@pc4.mpn.cp.philips.com>, >lambermo@mpn.cp.philips.com (Hans Lambermont) writes: >| > authentication requests without referral, but this in itself leads to >| > administration problems. i.e how does nntpcache get access to the >| > authentication data? /etc/passwd? nis? kerberos? tacacs? radius? What >| >| Create a sort of plug-in piece of c-code in which users can implement their >| own authentication calls. fi. we will be using radius only, and we have the >| code for inn's nnrpd ready by hand. Of course when we are ready we will >| publicize this code (first for squid). > >Ideally I'd like to restrict access to *binaries* groups to users listed >in a file (simply a user per line would do). Our client machines >from which reading is allowed all run identd, so that's how I'd get >the username. >No need for passwords, etc, just authorised users. > I would prefer 'htpasswd' as used with 'apache' server and 'squid' caches. We're running a lot of NT-workstation where sometimes user change place without loging out and loging in with their own username. So identd will report the name of the old user authenticating the new user ... There's always big discussion (like children) 'it's not me' +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Krackowizer Christian mailto:kra1@technodat.co.at | | TECHNODAT Phone: ++43-(0)662-454944-0 | | CAD/CAM - Systeme fuer Moebel GmbH FAX: ++43-(0)662-454944-9 | | Jakob-Haringer-Strasse 6 http://www.technodat.co.at/ | | A-5020 Salzburg / Austria | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
