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From: kwe@bu-cs.BU.EDU (kwe@buit1.bu.edu (Kent W. England))
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: secure modems
Message-ID: <6470@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 13-Apr-87 13:44:58 EST
Article-I.D.: bu-cs.6470
Posted: Mon Apr 13 13:44:58 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 18-Apr-87 18:49:04 EST
References: <220002@b-mrda>
Reply-To: kwe@buit13.UUCP (Kent England)
Organization: Boston Univ. Information Tech. Dept.
Lines: 28
Summary: What is secure?

In article <220002@b-mrda> jim@b-mrda writes:
>I'm considering buying some secure modems for a system we have?  My
>questions are:
>Has any one used this type on a unix machine ?
>Are there any rack mount types available ?
>Are they Hayes compatible ?
>What experiences, good and bad, have you had ?
>

What kind of security did you have in mind?  Are you looking for
login security or encryption?  There are modem (actually host)
front-ends that will ask for login/password before connecting to the
host.  Is a dial-back modem an option?  Make sure that access to the
password unit is protected by a keylock or you might as well use
system logins.

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