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>2. The app, through some nasty hacks, receive the host auth blob from the server to verify. What do you mean here? is the host auth blob coming from the third
by hstern 9y ago
>2. The app, through some nasty hacks, receive the host auth blob from the server to verify.
What do you mean here? is the host auth blob coming from the third party service you are trying to auth to (e.g. Github), or from the initial client making the auth request (e.g. "Request from Macbook")?
- arghwhat 9y agoIt puts a little nc-like tool as ProxyCommand, parsing all traffic for host-auth like packets coming from the target machine. It then sends it to the app, so that it can verify the signature of the remote host before prompting you for approval.