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Supplement to the remote annex administrator’s guide for unix

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Using RA 6300 Security

Remote Annex 6300 Supplement to the Remote Annex Administrator's Guide for UNIX

Dynamic Passwords

SafeWord generates dynamic passwords using a hand-held password

generator called a "token." The token generates new passwords each time

a user wants to access protected systems. Network administrators can

conﬁgure SafeWord's dynamic passwords in Synchronous, Semi-

synchronous, and Asynchronous modes:

In Synchronous mode authentication, the token generates a

dynamic password that you enter at your terminal.

In Semi-synchronous mode:

Enter the password from your previous session into the token,

which then displays a new password.

Enter the dynamic password at your terminal.

In Asynchronous mode:

The token displays a string, called a "challenge" before you

enter a dynamic password.

Enter the challenge into the token, which generates a dynamic

Enter the dynamic password at your terminal.

You cannot use this (or any other authentication technique

that uses a challenge) with PAP or IPX security, because

neither PAP nor IPX allow challenges.

For detailed information about conﬁguring and generating ﬁxed and

dynamic passwords, refer to Enigma Logic's SafeWord documentation.