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Date:      Thu, 28 May 2009 12:15:22 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com>
To:        Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
Cc:        Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Remotely edit user disk quota
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2009/5/28 Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>:
>> Due to these serious problems rlogin was rarely used across untrusted
>> networks
>
> Good you finally pointed out the most important thing
>
> "rlogin/rsh is insecure across untrusted network"
>
> This is QUITE a difference between this and "rsh is insecure. period"
>
> rsh is as secure as the communication channel. If it can be considered
> secure - DO USE rsh, because it's fastest as it doesn't have any encryption
> overhead.
>
>
>

But the encryption overhead is almost nothing.

The best security comes in layers.

Also, I think it's a bad idea to leave money lying round like that.
That's why we have banks. More layers.

Chris


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