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05-22-2007, 01:50 AM
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Michigan
Distribution: Debian Squeeze (2.6.32-5)
Posts: 137
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RSA Dongle Alternatives
Are there any cheaper or open source things similar to the dongles? I'm thinking something that uses a regular usb dongle with an app?
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05-22-2007, 07:07 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Maryland
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 7,803
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At least to my way of thinking, open source dongle is kind of an oxymoron. Maybe if you explain what you're trying to accomplish we can point you in a better direction.
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05-22-2007, 03:17 PM
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Michigan
Distribution: Debian Squeeze (2.6.32-5)
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I'm looking for something that changes the root password following some pattern, that only the USB dongle knows.
I've had some serious issues with someone getting my root pass by sniffing.
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05-22-2007, 03:33 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Distribution: Debian, Arch
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I'm not aware of any alternatives to the RSA system. What are they sniffing to get your password? It sounds like you have bigger problems.
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05-22-2007, 04:45 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Maryland
Distribution: Slackware
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I agree with Matir, a dongle is the least of your worries. Could you provide a description of how you access the computer and how you think you are being sniffed? One thing to consider is that if they have had root access, they have probably left ways back in that changing root's password won't affect, so you may be looking at reinstalling from clean media.
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