ajinkyakale_86 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all,
Finally the company gave me the below project statement when i asked
them i am interested in File Systems.
Can you help me understand the below statement of project?
I have to send a report to them on what do i think about the
problem...but i am unable to find much info on it as it is a very much
new topic for me.....
(Below is the statement they gave me : )
Secure network file system client and server using https protocol: NFS
file system uses a somewhat insecure NFS protocol, which is to be
replaced with a secure one.
Thanks,
Ajinkya.
First of all, NFS is not a filesystem. It is a means of accessing a remote
filesystem. It merely makes available to a user a fs located on a remote
server.
My guess is that they are playing an April fool joke. Maybe they mean IPSec. I
don't think https is meant for remote fs.
NFS has its security issues but it can be secured by other means, such as:
1) Securing the ports on all machines involved especially the server.
2) Controlling access to the NFS daemons.
3) Authentication using Kerberos etc.
Google for gssapi. It will lead to interesting links and info.
Try reading the Linux-NFS HOWTO. It provides some ideas on securing NFS.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Mohan S N
---------------------------------
TV dinner still cooling?
Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
