Subject: Re: /etc/login.conf
To: Michael C. Richardson <email@example.com>
From: Charles M. Hannum <firstname.lastname@example.org>
Date: 12/08/1999 17:01:03
"Michael C. Richardson" <email@example.com> writes:
> Also, the concept of a "secure" channel should be abstracted. SSH can
> provide one, as can SSLtelnet, or telnet-over-IPsec.
Without knowing anything about how the channel is encrypted and/or
authenticated, a `secure' bit is generally useless. A `trust level'
(perhaps based on capabilities) might be more useful, but I'm not