Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:58:23 +0100 From: Pieter de Goeje <pieter@service2media.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Accessing Computer Message-ID: <201001081458.23050.pieter@service2media.com> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP659DC317869C12ACBF24DA93700@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP659DC317869C12ACBF24DA93700@phx.gbl>
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On Friday 08 January 2010 13:50:10 Carmel wrote: > Assume three computers. > > Computer 1 runs Windows with Putty installed > Computer 2 & 3 run FreeBSD > > Computer 1 runs Putty and creates a key that is installed on computer 2. > Computer 2 has a key that is installed on computer 3. > > If someone were to use computer 1 via Putty to access computer 2, would > they then be able to access computer 3? If so, how could I prevent it > from happening? > > I am not good at explaining things, so I hope you understand what I am > referring to. > You might want to take a look at ssh-agent. I think PuTTY has an equivalent. It lets you do remote logins without putting your key(s) everywhere. I've not yet tried this myself, but I plan on testing it sometime. - Pieter
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