Security - Software

Public Domain Security Software Source

Network Security Tools

• Ssh (Secure Shell) FAQ.
• SESAME (a Secure European System for Applications in a Multi-vendor Environment) "offers sophisticated single sign-on with added distributed access features control and cryptographic protection of interchanged data."

UNIX Password Security

OPIE (One Time Passwords In Everything) FTP site. This is like S/Key ... a method of user authentication that does not require reusable passwords on the network.

MS-DOS Tools

• SecureDrive is a set of drivers and programs that allow you to create up to four encrypted partitions on your DOS disk. Access is then restricted to those who know the passphrase of the encrypted partition. The file location will be in ftp://ftp.csn.net/mpj/I_will_not_export/crypto_???????/disk/secdr14a.zip. You will have to read this file to find out what to substitute for ??????? and download the file.

Shareware and Partially-FreeWare

• Apache/SSL WWW Server supports the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Free to non-commercial users. $495.00 retail for commercial users. Source code is publically available.

Commercial Security Software

• Digital Equipment's Internet Tunnel. End-to-end encryption of IP sessions using RSA and RC4 encryption. Identity and keys are tied to the individual user instead of the IP address.
• SecureWare's Hannah strong authentication and encryption for IP sessions.

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Author: Rob Jenson
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