Darren J Moffat writes: > We already have (as of Solaris 2.6) a network based auth for users and > network services - GSSAPI (and as of Solaris 10 SASL as well).
However, missing from that is a AAA infrastructure, including RADIUS and Diameter for database connections and EAP for authentication protocol plugins. > The security issues with things like Wireless USB and Bluetooth are much > more to do with the architecture of the protocols than they are about > code reuse and central policy on the host OS. In other words sadly > already baked and we just have to work around them to secure the OS from > them. True, but the direction many of them seem to be going is to provide a defined protocol-specific encapsulation for EAP, and then relying on that to carry whatever authentication methods are desired. -- James Carlson, KISS Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
