On 12/29/05, Paul Bijnens <paul.bijnens AT xplanation DOT com> wrote:
>
> Just because it's almost newyear, and I have seen The Light...
> (or was that just an illusion?)
>
> Some thoughts about the new proposed features, concerning:
>
> - multiplexing the data streams, error stream, index stream, over
> one TCP connection (this would make passing firewalls and NAT
> so much easier and safer)
Yes. Multiplexing the data streams/error stream/index stream over one
connection is a good idea. Kevin Till has done some investigation in
this area. I hope he will comment on this.
>
> - encrypting the data stream between client and server (just being
> discussed in a separate thread on -users, hence CC there too)
Doesn't SSH support in 2.5.0 address this issue?
>
> - stronger/alternative authentication (is that server really The One?
> Currently needing kerberos I believe, which most people do not
> even have!)
>
See above.
> What would people find of implementing BXXP as alternative
> for the new generation Amanda server/client protocols?
2.5.0b1 has client/server communication abstracted out as an API called
secure API (http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Secure_API). We should look at
enhancing this API instead of creating new API.
Paddy
>
> See: http://beepcore.org/
>
> Disclaimer:
>
> - I have just played around a little with the Net::BEEP::Lite
> perl module, which does not even do the multiplexing, but the
> C-implementation seems to be more complete (still labelled beta though
> and no activity noted in the last 2 years).
>
> - AFAIK there are not yet many REAL applications using the protocol.
> Many other interesting projects seem dead too.
> The C-library that is alive is: http://vortex.aspl.es/
> but even that one is far from finished.
>
> Even if it isn't good enough, we can find idea's there too :-)
>
>
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