On Thu, 3 May 2007, Tim Chase wrote: > > even if you can't use ssh/putty, don't use telnet for login-sessions at > > all. > > If it's purely on a local wired network, it's not so bad. I > still prefer encrypted connections. agreed > Another alternative is to use a one-time password (OTP) > configuration. This can safely be used across telnet, as the > password is used once and discarded. I haven't set something > like this up under Linux, but it's pretty easy under OpenBSD. true, but if you then would use s - to get a root-shell the root-password would still go cleartext over the net and connection hijacking is a serious possibility (even so man-in-the-middle attacks) > > if on the same network and you are the only nerd on it :) telnet is fine > > thatis IF AND ONLY IF the network is cabled and > > NOT wireless in which case > > Good point about the wireless. If it's wired and you or just > your family are the only ones on that network, internally > telnetting is no big deal. If your kid sister is running > Wireshark and sniffing your telnet passwords, you have a lot more > trouble than just using telnet. (grins) bwaahaa :) > -tim > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- Andor Demarteau E-mail: andor@xxxxxxxxxxxx student computer science www: http://www.nl.linux.org/~andor UU based & VU guest-student jabber,icq,msn,voip: do ask ;) ----------- chairman Stichting Studiereizen Storm 2002-2004 vice-chairman USF Studentenbelangen executive committee 2002-2003 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list