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Coda Authentication and Protection

Peter Braam

1. Coda Security

• 1.1 Vice Configuration Files and authentication

2. Authentication and secure connections.

• 2.1 Encryption
• 2.2 Secure and authenticated connections
• 2.3 Authentication tokens
• 2.4 Bugs to fix and things to improve

3. Authentication to the fileserver

• 3.1 Authenticated connections in Venus and Vice
• 3.2 Kerberos for Coda
• 3.3 Security holes to plug

4. Coda Protection

• 4.1 Checking permissions.
• 4.2 The authorization library.
• 4.3 A few of the AL_ routines
• 4.4 Problematic aspects the ACL and PDB implementation.

5. Protection of files in Venus and the Coda filesystem on clients