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Kerberos Support In OpenSSH

Dan writes "Marshall Vale writes on behalf of the MIT Kerberos team and several other parties interested in the availability of Kerberos authentication for the SSH protocol. Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. It is designed to provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography. Marshall says that Kerberos support within OpenSSH may be incomplete and needs more work. In particular, implementing draft-ietf-secsh-gsskeyex in addition to any other Kerberos mechanisms will better serve the needs of Kerberos community. Secondly, he says that they would like to reduce user confusion associated with all of the different options for Kerberos and SSH. He suggests adoption of the GSSAPI key exchange mechanism in the IETF draft (which uses Kerberos to authenticate both parties to each other), in order to avoid man-in-the-middle attacks."

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  1. Goatse Receiver, ass contortionist, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - ass stretching exhibitionist Goatse Receiver was found dead in CmdrTaco's bed this morning. Scattered among the bedsheets were a butt plug, a tube of KY-Jelly, 2 soiled Fleet's enemas, a shrink-wrapped box of OpenBSD, 4000 Mexican pesos, and a tub of hot grits. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to fooling intarweb noobies. Truly an American icon.

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  2. APPLICATION FOR NEW GOATSE.CX GUY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    With the recent death of the goatse.cx guy, we need a new goatse.cx guy. This is your opportunity to be the next goatse.cx guy!!! Mail your answers to the following questions to CmdrTaco at malda@slashdot.org.

    1. On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate the looseness of your anus? (1 being incredibly tight, 10 being incredibly loose)

    2. If you rated the looseness of your anus under 9, would you be interested in a looser anus?

    3. Why do you want to be the goatse.cx guy?

    4. If the looseness of your anus is less than a 9 do you have any problem with CmdrTaco shoving taco shells up your anus and smashing them?

    5. If the looseness of your anus is greater than or equal to 9, do you still want your anus to be looser?

    6. Do you have any objections to being naked whenever you are in the slashdot compound? (except for butt plugs if you wish to wear them)

    7. Will you engage in taco snotting with CmdrTaco to become the next goatse.cx guy?

    8. Will you sign a waiver that any injuries caused by goats will not cause you to sue CmdrTaco, slashdot.org, and/or goatse.cx?

  3. LOUD SUCKING SOUND EMANATING FROM BUFFALO, NY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DAILY REMINDER: Hillary Clinton doesn't just stand by...she actively works to offshore American High-Tech!

  4. OpenBSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OpenBSD

  5. NetBSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    NetBSD

  6. Umm, first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    When did the guy die btw?

  7. FUCK YOU TACO!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  8. Michael responds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate the looseness of your anus? (1 being incredibly tight, 10 being incredibly loose)

    10.

    2. If you rated the looseness of your anus under 9, would you be interested in a looser anus?

    Although the question doesn't apply, since I am a 10, I am always looking for a looser anus!

    3. Why do you want to be the goatse.cx guy?

    Because the current goatse guy is too tight and doesn't properly reflect our lifestyle.

    4. If the looseness of your anus is less than a 9 do you have any problem with CmdrTaco shoving taco shells up your anus and smashing them?

    As a 10 and always looking to expand, taco shells do not crunch because my walls do not actually contact the taco shell.

    5. If the looseness of your anus is greater than or equal to 9, do you still want your anus to be looser?

    As I mentioned many times, yes, yes, yes!

    6. Do you have any objections to being naked whenever you are in the slashdot compound? (except for butt plugs if you wish to wear them)

    I already do.

    7. Will you engage in taco snotting with CmdrTaco to become the next goatse.cx guy?

    I already do.

    8. Will you sign a waiver that any injuries caused by goats will not cause you to sue CmdrTaco, slashdot.org, and/or goatse.cx?

    The only injury will be to the goats.