[cups.general] client authentication

[Helge Blischke]

Matt Hull wrote:
> 
> how can i have a local cups daemon authenticate to a remote cups daemon ?
> or authenticate by computer with a certificate ?
> 
> i wanted to share a printer to a few people on an untrusted network.
> 
> i tried to use the cups client with out the daemon on the client but then
> the X applications do not see the printer, for example gedit.
> 
> i was hoping the gui apps could pop and ask for username and password or
> have the server request a cert and put one on the trusted client.
> 
> i searched a lot on this and find very little on user authentication from
> clients.  find too much from samba stuff
> 
> matt

You probably have to wait for a stable CUPS 1.2. It will provide policies for
exporting which pwinter(s) to whom, AFAIK.

Helge

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