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SecureNetTerm is a client/server application designed to interface with telnet, telnet-TLS/SSL, rlogin, and SSH servers located on UNIX style hosts. Its foundation is derived from the product NetTerm, a highly popular telnet/rlogin client with an installed base worldwide.
The primary purpose of NetTerm is to provide a Microsoft Windows based, highly stable, multiple terminal emulation environment using the telnet client server protocol. It is used to a lessor degree for rlogin and direct dial connections to host types such as bulletin boards. The client mix is libraries, universities, individuals and commercial users.
SecureNetTerm builds upon the NetTerm product by adding secure authentication and encryption methods provided by publicly available open source software including Kerberos from MIT, SRP from Stanford University, OpenSSL and OpenSSH. In addition, SecureNetTerm adds the SSH protocol to the current telnet and rlogin protocols.
This allows for a smooth transition from the current insecure telnet/rlogin protocols to the secure telnet and SSH protocols, protecting a companies investment in their installed base of client/server software packages. In most cases, the transition from an insecure telnet only environment to a secure TELNET/SSH environment can be made transparent with SecureNetTerm. |
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