Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:34:25 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: David Miller <dmiller@sparks.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.3R and ssh problems Message-ID: <20010522133425.A28818@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20010522133134.A28577@xor.obsecurity.org>; from kris@obsecurity.org on Tue, May 22, 2001 at 01:31:34PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105221609300.50961-100000@search.sparks.net> <20010522133134.A28577@xor.obsecurity.org>
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--/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 01:31:34PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 04:18:36PM -0400, David Miller wrote: >=20 > > So why can't I connect without a password? >=20 > Because you didn't notice this default setting in > /etc/ssh/sshd_config? >=20 > PermitEmptyPasswords no Of course, using null passwords in /etc/master.passwd probably isn't a good idea, because it will allow anyone in the world to log in as that user, unless you restrict access. Probably you want to use an SSH key with a null password instead of using a null UNIX password. Kris --/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.5 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7Cs1RWry0BWjoQKURAtaQAJ9yk3ATjS1U18hCRCBsrz1qzNzzRACfQehS sgpIKw8XQEzkNKqbnZ0NU8w= =qyI7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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