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author | Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> | 1996-10-08 06:43:36 +0000 |
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committer | Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> | 1996-10-08 06:43:36 +0000 |
commit | 0816630b7e90b23792599af619d6950841891b9b (patch) | |
tree | b8ab266afb847e0295d8865fd30cf09733cc2bd6 /FAQ | |
parent | 6815640f313fe730642df94144180702d29ef8a1 (diff) | |
download | ppp-0816630b7e90b23792599af619d6950841891b9b.tar.gz |
update from Al
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@@ -370,13 +370,9 @@ the server. Thus, it may be necessary to use the `remotename' option to pppd when using PAP authentication so that it can select the appropriate secret from /etc/ppp/pap-secrets. -Microsoft also has a variant of CHAP which they apparently think is -more secure than standard CHAP because they don't store secrets in -clear text on the server. However, a bogus client only needs to know -the encrypted secret to gain access, so the only extra security is -that the bogus client would need to run something other than Windows. -There is a client-side implementation of Microsoft's CHAP in ppp-2.3; -see README.MSCHAP80. +Microsoft also has a variant of CHAP which uses a different hashing +arrangement from normal CHAP. There is a client-side implementation +of Microsoft's CHAP in ppp-2.3; see README.MSCHAP80. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |