Subj : Re: Password Question
To   : deon
From : Paul Hayton
Date : Fri Jan 14 2022 04:06 pm

On 14 Jan 2022 at 09:31a, deon pondered and said...
 
 de> Howdy,

Hey

 de>  > It seems like I can't offer a node that I have setup for one Zone an op
 de>  > to connect to another Zone unless I use the same passwords
 de>  > across all definitions? Is this correct or am I missing something?
 de> 
 de> Correct.

OK thanks.

 de> There is an implementation of binkd that authenticates against *each*
 de> address (there is a flag for it, but it escapes me) - but I dont think
 de> any implementation of binkp protocol does it.

If anyone knows that version, please sing out.

 de> So the authentiction is done against the first address presented, and
 de> validated with each addtional address to determine if mail for those
 de> addresses should also be sent to this authenticated caller.

OK thanks, that clarifies this for me. Hmm

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