RE: Remote cvs and security

[Josh Baudhuin]

Well, pserver + CVSROOT/passwd is one thing, but using pserver with the
default authentication of the system isn't so bad. Passwords are stored
in the same way that /etc/passwd encrypts them. 

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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 8:51 AM
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Subject: Re: Remote cvs and security


On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:41:34AM -0500, Colin Bester wrote:
> Creating CVSROOT/passwd file is fine for attempting to protect users 
> system passwords, but still leaves the repository vunerable itself.

This is a red herring.

Avoid using pserver,

Give users accounts, and set them up using ssh.

If you are that paranoid about your developers compromising system
passwords, then put them on a separate system that has no privileges, so
even if they do get root, they can't affect the rest of your network.

mrc
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