Hello,

no, the password is not transmitted over the network. Only a message is
encrypted using the password as an encription key.
I don't know about mksysbk as we run adsm server onto OS/390.
Regards,

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HK Chng [SMTP:hkchng1 AT SINGNET.COM DOT SG]
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 4:57 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Authentication between ADSM Server and clients
> 
> Hi, I have a query on the authentication process between the ADSM server
> and clients. We have a ADSM server running on AIX and clients such as NT
> and Win2000 that uses its services. The concern is, how does the ADSM
> server perform authentication between itself and the clients ? Are the
> passwords passed over the network  ? If so, can  passwords can be
> sniffed out along the network ? AS ADSM requires root access to the
> server, so anyone who has access to the server can perform a mksysbk
> operation and clone the original server and later pose as the original
> server.Are there any solution to plug this problem.
> 
> Regards.
> Hak Kiat, Chng