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Re: MAC-based ssh



On Fri, 02 May 2003 at 12:26:04PM +0200, Hans van Leeuwen wrote:
> I have decided to do this thrue SSH by putting the client key in 
> authorized_keys2. But this seems a little risky, so I was wondering if 
> it was possible to get sshd to only allow the client MAC-address.

SSHD cannot do what you are asking it to do, in fact I don't think there
are many TCP/IP Applications that can.  The MAC address is WELL below
the layer 5,6,7 that most internet applications reside in.

Many applications can pick up layer 3 and 4 data (IP Address and port)
but the layer 2 information (MAC) is usually only a concern for the O/S
Kernel.

Some of the other options discussed in this thread might be a better
solution.

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