March 09
Prof. Ismael H. F. Santos                                                                               2
Authentication
nCVS uses a custom authentication mechanism
nPart of CVS’s custom (non-standard) protocol
n“I LOVE YOU” or “I HATE YOU”
npserver sends passwords in the clear
nAlternate authentication schemes
nkserver, gserver
nSSH tunneling
nSubversion uses HTTP as its protocol
nIntegrates with existing authentication systems
nStandardized!