From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 4 06:04:33 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2870516A4CE for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 06:04:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rosebud.otenet.gr (rosebud.otenet.gr [195.170.0.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 362CD43D58 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 06:04:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from gothmog.gr (patr530-b169.otenet.gr [212.205.244.177]) j1464Sxt001952; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:04:29 +0200 Received: from gothmog.gr (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.gr (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j1464SG7051950; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:04:28 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.gr (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j1464RbA051949; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:04:27 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:04:27 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Gert Cuykens Message-ID: <20050204060427.GC51807@gothmog.gr> References: <4202B512.9080306@cis.strath.ac.uk> <4202BC4E.4090809@cis.strath.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: cc: FreeBSD@amadeus.demon.nl cc: freebsd Subject: Re: ssh default security risc X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 06:04:33 -0000 On 2005-02-04 02:59, Gert Cuykens wrote: > [snip most of barbarous child beating suggestions] > Enabeling the ssh root is like having the remote car key that opens > every door at once [snip] Which is much easier to lose at a cafeteria on a trip somewhere up North and then discover in the morning that your car has been stolen, because there was just ONE key to get access to everything.