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Re: ARA and in-line authentication

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From: Peter Haase
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:57
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In article <brady-161292075059@jbrady.aero.org>, brady@osiapps.aero.org
(John Brady) wrote:
> 
> Has anyone tried using an in-line authentication box (like the
> Digital Pathways Defender 5000) with ARA?
> 
> An in-line authentication box would sit between the answering
> modem and the ARA server.  The user would have to prove his or her
> identity before the authentication box would complete the connection
> to the ARA server.  I guess the real question is can the ARA client
> software support this dialog prior to completion of the ARAP connection.
> 
Why would you want to do that since on an ARA dial-in the user has to
provide a valid username and password. Seems kind of redundant.

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Peter Haase                                   haase@meediv.lanl.gov
Los Alamos National Laboratory                Applelink: HAASE
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