> However, we also probably need a policy on the server side so that > depot servers can refuse connections from clients who don't provide > this information (I could see that being very useful in a corporate > environment). Although, with client certificates, that may provide the > same purpose (i.e. you can't connect without a client certificate, and > obviously the certificate can provide a unique identifier of sorts).
This seems like a good idea. Depot maintainers may not want to go through the hassle, or performance issues, of dealing with SSL transactions and certificates. Having the ability to insist that clients provide a UUID or go home does seem worthwhile. -j _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
