Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:43:17 -0400 From: "Wayne Sheppard" <mrwayne@mindspring.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Brand New Installed FreeBSD, need Telnet Access. Message-ID: <000c01c01f23$8288e560$a301a8c0@p3wayne> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96K.1000915095458.1215A-100000@ns1.jigaboos.com>
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From: "Joshua Barker" <phire@jigaboos.com> > heh who cares. just enable telnet when you need to use it.. also how is > telnet rootable? You can't enable telnet remotely. So when you really need telnet (ie not sitting at the console) you have no way to enable it. Telnet sends passwords in cleartext. If anyone sniffs your packets, they can grab your password. If you su to root (or log in as root), they can grab your root password as well. SSH sends all passwords encrypted, preventing anyone from intercepting your password. Wayne To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the messagehome | help
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