Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:40:02 -0700 From: Nick Pavlica <linicks@gmail.com> To: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ssh default security risc Message-ID: <dc9ba044050203144013388b8b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ef60af09050203143220daf9f9@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef60af09050203143220daf9f9@mail.gmail.com>
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In this scenario the box has already been compromised and needs serious attention now. Even if you have to go to the land of Far Far away :) On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 23:32:18 +0100, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote: > By default the root ssh is disabled. If a dedicated server x somewhere > far far away doesn't have root ssh enabled the admin is pretty much > screwed if they hack his user account and change the user password > right ? > > So is it not better to enable it by default ? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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