Re: [LUG] NFS not secure.

[Neil Williams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew Rogers wrote:
> I need to export user directories over a local network but NFS isn't 
> secure. Anyone can access the user filesystem provided the UID matches. 
> I have come across NFSv4, OpenAFS and CODA. I can't decide which are 
> 'experimental' and which are robust and usable.
>
> What are people using for secure network filesystems?

NFS through an SSH tunnel?

This is only one:
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/net/9807.0/0235.html

But google/linux brings up lots when searching for NFS SSH tunnel.

SSH would mean the user fingerprint would have to match.

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