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Re: Forbid connexions when no passphrase

From: Greg Wooledge <wooledg(at)eeg.ccf.org>
Date: Thu Mar 20 2003 - 08:37:10 EST

On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 07:46:51AM +0100, Turenne, Eric wrote:
> Is there a way to forbid connexions from users who have

No, there isn't, because the client does not reveal to the server any information about the user's passphrase, or lack thereof. It merely uses a zero-knowledge proof that it holds the private key, to prove to the server that it's allowed to connect. Received on Thu Mar 20 12:34:18 2003

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