It's not possible to allow non-OPIE logins only from trusted networks

Chad Perrin perrin at apotheon.com
Fri Mar 11 17:43:50 UTC 2011


On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:47:26AM +0100, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
> Lionel Flandrin <simias.n at gmail.com> writes:
> > I'd try to install and configure OTPW on my server to replace OPIE,
> > but it's not in the ports and I don't know PAM well enough to try and
> > mess with it, I would probably end up opening more security holes than
> > I'm fixing.
> 
> If it's as good as the ad copy says it is, and the license is OK, I
> might import it into the base system.  Might take some time, though.

The license for OTPW is not appropriate for importation into the base
system of any BSD Unix system.  It's GPLed software.  If people want it
in FreeBSD, it should go into ports.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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