Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:31:36 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: jhall@vandaliamo.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Secure Telnet Message-ID: <45D2BAD8.7060508@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <45D2626B.4090105@daleco.biz> References: <1106.12.170.206.13.1171409719.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <45D2626B.4090105@daleco.biz>
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Kevin Kinsey wrote:
> jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a port for the secure telnet program, or a source=
>> where I can obtain one?
>>
> Interestingly enough, if you take a look at the Makefile in
> src/libexec/telnetd/ it seems to indicate that FreeBSD's telnetd is
> compiled with SSL support; you might attempt telnet from within the BSD=
> box and see if it works, as telnet(1) seems to indicate that data is
> encrypted by default. Grab packets and see if you can read things like=
> passphrases ;-) [1]
FreeBSD telnet only does the crypto thing when talking to another telnet
with the same capability. If it has to connect to a telnet without it
will gaily send all your passwords and stuff over the net in plain text..=
=2E
As most Solaris 10 users will tell you after the last few days, telnet
is more trouble than it is worth.
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
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