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9. Security

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From version 1.49 DXSpider has some additional security features. These -are not by any means meant to be exhaustive, however they do afford some -security against piracy. These two new features can be used independently -of each other or in concert to tighten the security.

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9.1 Registration -

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The basic principle of registration is simple. If a user is not registered -by the sysop, then they have read-only access to the cluster. The only -thing they can actually send is a talk or a message to the sysop. In -order for them to be able to spot, send announces or talks etc the sysop -must register them with the set/register command, like this ...

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The user g0vgs can now fully use the cluster. In order to enable -registration, you can issue the command ...

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Any users that are not registered will now see the motd_nor file rather -than the motd file as discussed in the Information, files and useful -programs section.

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Entering this line at the prompt will only last for the time the cluster -is running of course and would not be present on a restart. To make the -change permanent, add the above line to /spider/scripts/startup. To -read more on the startup file, see the section on Information, files -and useful programs.

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To unregister a user use unset/register and to show the list -of registered users, use the command show/register.

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At the moment, passwords only affect users who login to a DXSpider -cluster node via telnet. If a user requires a password, they can -either set it themselves or have the sysop enter it for them by using -the set/password command. Any users who already have passwords, -such as remote sysops, will be asked for their passwords automatically -by the cluster. Using passwords in this way means that the user has a -choice on whether to have a password or not. To force the use of -passwords at login, issue the command ...

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at the cluster prompt. This can also be added to the /spider/scripts/startup -file as above to make the change permanent.

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Of course, if you do this you will have to assign a password for each of -your users. If you were asking them to register, it is anticipated that -you would ask them to send you a message both to ask to be registered and -to give you the password they wish to use.

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Should a user forget their password, it can be reset by the sysop by -first removing the existing password and then setting a new one like so ...

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