[FreeNX-kNX] how freenx stuff works

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----- Original Message -----
From: Jaap Struyk <japie at deserver.nl>
Date: Friday, January 6, 2006 2:21 am
Subject: [FreeNX-kNX] how freenx stuff works

> Hello,
> 
> I'am wondering how the whole freenx login process is going but can't
> find that info on the freenx site.
> Am I right that the initial contact to the freenx server is made 
> as user
> "nx" using the key-pair imported in the client?

Yes.

> So the whole auth process is done via ssh?

Yes.

> And that the nx session is unencrypted unless the user who's login 
> in is
> also using a key-pair?

Well, not quite.  If the "Enable SSL encryption of all traffic" 
checkbox is set, then the same encrypted channel that is created for 
the authentication is used for the nx session itself.  So the user 
account does not need to have a key-pair.


 - L