jtw@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Welch) (09/12/86)
I am interested in finding out whether anyone has either implemented or has comments on the authentication protocol outlined in RFC 912, "Authentication Service". Any pointers or info would be appreciated. Jim Welch jtw@mitre-bedford
hedrick@topaz.rutgers.edu (Charles Hedrick) (09/14/86)
We implemented RFC 912 on our DEC-20's. Our DEC-20 FTP supports the equivalent of Unix's .rhosts file, and uses auth service to verify that the guy at the other end is really who he claims to be. I regard this is slightly more secure than the mechanism used by rcp.