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From: dpunjabi@nyx.cs.du.edu (DINESH PUNJABI)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: PPP and dynamic passwords
Date: 16 Jul 1997 16:41:01 -0600
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
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I am trying to dial in our company's network using PPP. We 
use a system called SecurID which is a credit card sized
unit that generates passwords at random. The bottom line is
that at login time, my userid stays the same, but my password
keeps on changing. Is there a script or a way to pass in this
dynamic password string to the PPP client program. I mean, can
I switch from terminal mode to background (auto, ddial) mode ?
I wonder how this will work with redials ? Is the background
client process capable of requesting password from tty (stdin) ?

If so, please help me.

Also, I am using a static IP account with my main ISP, yet, I use
other ISPs with dynamic PPP setup. Is it possible to use a static IP
from one ISP with another ISP ?

Your email response will be highly appreciated !

Dinesh
mailto:dpunjabi@nyx.net
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Dinesh Punjabi 
dpunjabi@nyx.cs.du.edu                Work: (303)-624-9812