Re: Extend logging of openssh-server - e.g. plaintext password

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On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 7:37 PM, Philipp Vlassakakis
<philipp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear list members,
>
> I want to extend the logging of the openssh-server, so it also logs the entered passwords in plaintext, and yes I know that this is a security issue, but relax, Password Authentication is disabled. ;)

Oh, dear lord. What part of "a really bad idea and begging for pure
abuse" is not clear about this idea? Simply setting up a fake server
with a hostname similar to a common could encourage password
harvesting.

It would be much safer to simply avoid activating debugging tools that
can be so abused.
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