Data Encryption Standard (DES) Authentication

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DES authentication offers more security features than UNIX authentication.

For DES authentication to work, the keyserv daemon must be running on both the server and client machines. The users at these workstations need public keys assigned in the public key database by the person administering the network. Additionally, each user's secret key must be decrypted using their keylogin command password.

DES authentication can handle the following UNIX problems:

  • The naming scheme within UNIX authentication is UNIX-system oriented.
  • UNIX authentication lacks a verifier, thereby allowing falsification of credentials.

For more information, see the DES Authentication Example .