thanks; my private and public key pairs are stored on my thumb drive, so I keep them where ever I go. :) Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler at tysdomain.com My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayson Smith" <jaybird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:46 PM Subject: Re: denyhosts quandry > Public key authentication is, as I understand it, extremely secure. If > someone doesn't have your private key, chances are that they won't be > getting in, no matter how much they try. Unfortunately, it also involves > an element of risk. Assuming you've disabled password authentication, if > you should ever lose your private key, you won't be getting in either. So > be sure and have several backups of your keypair, and in particular, your > private key, since without it, your system will be locked down to even > you. Just don't let it fall into the wrong hands. > Jayson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler at tysdomain.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:00 PM > Subject: Re: denyhosts quandry > > >> someone on here mentioned using public and private key pairs. >> I've now got that set up, and have disabled password authentication. >> How secure is this--in other words, am I going to need denyhosts working >> still? >> Is this something that can be cracked by some script kiddy with to much >> time? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Tyler Littlefield >> Web: tysdomain.com >> email: tyler at tysdomain.com >> My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "James Homuth" <james at the-jdh.com> >> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:21 AM >> Subject: RE: denyhosts quandry >> >> >>> Before you start looking for an app to blame, check the logs. Open a SSH >>> session, tail -F /bath/to/ssh.log, then load WinSCP. Then you'll know >>> precisely what's causing Denyhosts to freak out. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca >>> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] >>> On Behalf Of Tyler Littlefield >>> Sent: March 19, 2009 10:26 PM >>> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >>> Subject: denyhosts quandry >>> >>> Hello list, >>> I have a quick question. >>> I am running denyhosts on my linux system, to try to keep out attackers >>> from >>> running a password cracker on my ssh. >>> It's caught a few, but it seems to be screaming when I log in with win >>> SCP. >>> Basically, every time I log in, it just blocks my host out. >>> Is there a way I can either get it to stop, or possibly set it to not >>> block >>> that host? >>> I'm not sure why WIN SCP would trigger a denyhosts, as as far as I know, >>> it >>> runs when a password is incorrect. >>> Unless win SCP sends an invalid login for some reason first, or >>> something of >>> that sort. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Tyler Littlefield >>> Web: tysdomain.com >>> email: tyler at tysdomain.com >>> My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
