-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi After reading the responses, I would like to sum it up. 1> KDC is the weak link. 2> requires special services and applications. 3> scales up well 4> basicly good general auth system. 5> implimantation problems. Things were said about public key vs symmetric key. The problem with public key crypto is that the private key requires secure private storage. In a community/public workstation network, storage of that public key is needs a central server or user held storage device for the private key (smartcards, memory cards or sticks). Is there a better open protocol for user auth in a community/public workstation network? If a better open protocol is needed, what would be the specs? Shaun -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9NXB4n6I06Opz+XURAj/BAJ9Zd4laZIKxMI6cRlYN3vxZrOBdSgCgot9B uYBK8GKZ3S9pX1W8kSrZGh8= =Sixm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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