the Internet. Challenge response schemes use DES-based algorithms to generate one-time passwords. Users require a special security card and a personal identification number to generate passwords which authenticate them as legitimate. The firewall responds to attacks and incorporates security features to detect probing and automatically trigger alarms if this should occur. A comprehensive audit trail is also maintained.
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Novell's operating systems forecast to remain dominant
Forrester Research has recently released a report entitled "NetWare or NT?" which states that Novell will remain the major provider of network operating systems. The company also revealed that NetWare Directory Services (NDS) is NetWare's key advantage. According to the report, NetWare 4.1 provides the next generation of network services with NDS as the linchpin. Because NDS is flexible, new applications can plug into the network, leverage existing directory information and be managed through the same set of tools that manage NetWare.