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Cross-platform Password Management?

Posted by michael on from the fire-and-forget dept.

Martin Blank writes "I work in a NOC, and one of the debates you will find in any strongly-mixed environment like this is preferred OS. We have people who prefer Windows, some who like Linux, and some who do almost everything on Solaris boxes. However, this also means that much software is not available over all three. With all of the servers, routers, and various other protected systems we have, the sheer quantity of passwords is mind-bogglingly difficult to keep track of in a secure fashion. Are there any packages out there right now running on at least Windows and Linux, and preferably also Solaris, that can access a central password file?"

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  1. Re:The best method might be simple ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ln -s /etc/passwd /usr/local/www/data.default/AUTHENT ICATION

  2. Re:I completely agree by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm now at U-Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and for being such a well regarded school in computer science, I can't believe how many different identities/passwords it takes to get by here

    The way I understand it, UIUC is skipping Kerberos in favor of a new authentication system that they're developing. It is based on an advanced, self-aware AI technology, and it uses a voice-only interface.

    It was supposed to be deployed last year, but they are having problems with the beta systems; one system that controls pod bay doors has been especially trouble prone.

  3. Re:The best method might be simple ... by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 2, Funny

    How exactly does one use a web server as a "password server"?

    Not sure, but you use one as a credit-card-number server by telnetting to port 1521 and typing "system/manager".