Re: SSH & VPN's

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > except i know not to give away my root password :)
> > 
> > That's a good start!  :{)
> 
> the thing is, sometimes i feel like i AM giving it away, like if i ever need
> to login as root or su from remote locations.  which is why i'm really
> interested in ssh.

If anyone is monitoring, you could be giving it away.
Telnet sends everything (i.e. passwords) as plain text over the net.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
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