Matt,

I'm not aware whether command strings are encrypted or not, but I do know
that clear text passwords are not sent across the network.

It was my understanding that the client initiated a conversation by sending
a message which was hashed by it's password. It's kinda like the client
saying 'If you understan this then you'll know that I am Client X". The
server then sends a hashed message to the client which is similar reply "if
you understand this then you know that I am the ADSM Server". It's a sort of
mutually suspicious 'kerberos' like authentication.

Nathan



        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Bacchi Matt VENDOR [SMTP:v2bacchi AT BTV.IBM DOT COM]
        Sent:   Tuesday, April 20, 1999 8:23 AM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        ADSM API; admin client questions

        Both the ADSM API and the X/Open API do not contain the capability
to
        do administrative tasks.  Does anyone know of a better interface to
commands
        that require System Privilege than the 'dsmadmc' command?  Quite
frankly the
        output from this command is difficult to parse, and seems to change
without
        warning in each new release.  I guess I'm also looking for a
statement from
        ADSM development about whether or not this functionality will be
added to
        future releases.

        Along the same vein, does anyone know if command strings entered
into the
        administrative command line client are encrypted before being sent
to the
        server?  Are we sending clear text passwords over the network if I
run the
        admin client on my machine to update a node's password at the
server?  Any
        definitive information on this topic will be appreciated.

        Thanks.
        -Matt


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