[chef] Re: New Authentication in Chef 0.8

[Adam Jacob < >]

Not reinventing, using directly in the signature process.  The SSH key  
metaphor seems to resonate for most people.

If you look at the EC2 API auth, this is very similar, but with public/ 
private keys rather than a shared secret.

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On Feb 10, 2010, at 7:30 AM, Miguel Cabeça 
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 wrote:

> Hi,
>
> While reading the new Authentication page on Chef wiki [1] it seemed  
> to me that it's very similar to authentication with SSL client  
> certificates.
> Are you somehow reinventing the wheel or is there some obvious  
> benefit that I'm not aware of?
>
> Best Regards
>
> Miguel Cabeça
>
> [1[ http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Authentication