[alt.gopher] Secure version of TN3270

Article View: comp.archives

Article #257

#257

From: Billy Barron - VAX/UNIX Systems ...
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 05:55

18 lines
1417 bytes

Archive-name: auto/alt.gopher/Secure-version-of-TN3270

Since TN3270 will fall back to VT100 (telnet) automatically, I'm using
it as my TELNET_COMMAND in gopher.  However, for the open access gopher
account, I needed a secure version of it so I grabbed the tn3270 source
and have modified it to be secure.  For example, it is not possible to
shell out of it and get a unix prompt up.

I'm not promising that it is a 100% secure.  We had some local people hack
on it and couldn't find any holes.  If you discover one, please let me know
and I'll attempt to patch it (or better yet, give me the patch :-).

It is available for anonymous FTP on FTP.UNT.EDU in the /pub/unix directory.
I've only compiled it on SunOS though it should work on others.

Billy Barron
VAX/UNIX Systems Manager
billy@unt.edu

Technical Details

Message-ID: <s3ak0INN8gr@agate.berkeley.edu>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!agate!sol.acs.unt.edu!billy

References: <1992Apr9.160915.29141@mercury.unt.edu>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!agate!sol.acs.unt.edu!billy
From: billy@sol.acs.unt.edu (Billy Barron - VAX/UNIX Systems Manager)
Newsgroups: comp.archives
Subject: [alt.gopher] Secure version of TN3270
Followup-To: alt.gopher
Date: 10 Apr 1992 05:55:12 GMT
Organization: University of North Texas
Lines: 19
Approved: adam@soda.berkeley.edu
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <s3ak0INN8gr@agate.berkeley.edu>
References: <1992Apr9.160915.29141@mercury.unt.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu
X-Original-Newsgroups: alt.gopher
X-Original-Date: 9 Apr 92 16:09:15 GMT

Reply to Parent Message