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Kerberized "rcp"

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kenneth D. Renard )
Wed Dec 9 12:05:20 1992

Date: 9 Dec 92 14:11:31 GMT
From: kdrenard@brl.mil (Kenneth D. Renard )
To: kerberos@shelby.Stanford.EDU

Kerberos Version: 4
OS: SunOS 4.1.1

        Kerberized "rcp" says that file transfer can be encrypted (rcp -x)
and this requires mutual authentication.  How can "rshd" (or recvauth) detect
"rcp"'s (sendauth's) request for mutual authentication and respond
appropriately?  Or, is there any way for a server to provide mutual
authentication based on the client's request rather than the server's
standard mode of operation?

Thanks,
Ken Renard

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