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From: lloyd@XLNVAX.EXCELAN.COM (Lloyd Spencer)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kerberos
Subject: Re:  kerberos application to OSI
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Date: 8 Dec 89 17:24:40 GMT
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> Are efforts underway at Athena to integrate Kerberos mechanisms with
> OSI protocol services?  Is this desirable?  Is it feasible?

I would whole-heartedly support the incorporation of a Kerberos-like
services into FTAM, for example.  The current unencoded password scheme
is rather poor, and therefore leaves me to conclude that any proposed
security scheme is better than none (well, in effect none).  Although
it is not my intention to be unduly critical of the FTAM specification
nor its proponents, I would like to see more attention given to security.

Similarly, I would like to know whether there is an effort to integrate
a Kerberos-like service with OSI application services, such as FTAM,
for example?  We (i.e. Novell) would be interested in assisting and/or
following up on this area since security is a key concern (yes, even
in the area of OSI).

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