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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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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

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