Hi all, Would a patch to add simple username and password authentication to distccd be taken? I was thinking of implementing a CHAP-like challenge response authentication scheme so the password doesn't go over the network in cleartext, and it would make distcc that little bit more secure.
It's useful if you're on an unpredictable source address, as having the "distcc" service open wouldn't be such a big problem anymore. Shouldn't add much code or protocol complexity. I'd run distcc over SSH but that's a lot slower. Cheers, Grahame __ distcc mailing list http://distcc.samba.org/ To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/distcc
