this is a weakness in NFS and all client-handled security setups. is NFS really faster than Samba even with recent versions?
Bopolissimus Platypus said: > hello all, > > i've been working with NFS and i like it very much. much faster than > samba. > > I am, however, concerned about the fact that anyone who can fake my IP > (e.g., if i'm not in the office or my computer is off) can get all my > access > rights on the nfs server simply by setting his IP to mine and setting his > uid to mine). > > Is there a good way to require password or certificate authentication for > NFS? I suppose that I could do something like that with a PPP tunnel > or VPN connection, but I was hoping there was a simpler way to do > that. > > I don't actually need to do this now. Just curious what people do to > make their NFS access more secure. and if it can't be secured beyond > what man exports and man nfs say, then what are the alternatives? > > tiger > > -- > Gerald Timothy Quimpo gquimpo*hotmail.com tiger*sni*ph > Public Key: "gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 672F4C78" > There is no patch for stupidity. > http://www.sqlsecurity.com/main.asp > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- "There is no security in life, just opportunities." Douglas McArthur -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
