Re: User Authentication using Sockets !

From: Bryan Bullard (the_bullardsREMOVETHIS_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 01/12/04


Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:57:26 GMT


"Nachhu" <nachhus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:b38955c1.0401120831.2fcfe818@posting.google.com...

what authentication scheme will you be using?

-bryan

> Hi All !
> Dunno if this post belongs to this group, but didn't see any dedicated
> to Java Networking ?
>
> Q:
> Can anybody lead me to any docs or ex. which would show serverside
> authentication with using sockets.
>
> Goal:
> I will have to tranfer my archived *.war to multiple HTTP servers(
> Running on AIX boxes ) in our ND Websphere env.
>
> I do have the option of doing FTP, but since FTP is at user level and
> our passwds on the boxes age out that option is not possible.
>
> Next option would be to use sockets and tranfer the file across.
> However the problem is security. If I have listeners on my boxes
> anybody can push almost anyting over. I need some kind of security not
> more for encrypting the data but more as for user authentication. The
> most I can do by using a simple socket/serversocket is to see which
> host is connecting over to the box ..
>
> If any of you folks could show the right direction would be very
> helpful.
> TIA
>
> NS.



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