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From: paj@mrcu (Paul Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: Finding Passwords
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Date: 5 Oct 90 09:03:19 GMT
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Reply-To: paj@uk.co.gec-mrc (Paul Johnson)
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Sorry, forgot to talk about trusted paths in my previous message.

If you are worried about physical line security then use encryption.
There are ways in which your terminal and computer can authenticate
each other.  If you are using a public terminal then you need a smart
card device to provide keys.
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