From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 16 16:15:16 2004 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 4558516A4CE for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:15:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net (ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net [166.102.165.166]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A68B43D2F for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:15:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from uidzero@one-arm.com) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (really [166.102.52.217]) by ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net with ESMTP <20040816161514.OJSN17206.ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net@[192.168.1.2]>; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:15:14 -0500 Message-ID: <4120DD71.40904@one-arm.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:14:41 -0500 From: uidzero User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (X11/20040807) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jay O'Brien , FreeBSD-Questions References: <41200C8D.8000907@att.net> <20040815215650.6dd9309d.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <4120289C.1090401@att.net> <20040816072948.GB79605@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <4120DC08.7060206@att.net> In-Reply-To: <4120DC08.7060206@att.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: root access to ftp, telnet -- CP/M? 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: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:15:16 -0000 Jay O'Brien wrote: >Matthew Seaman wrote: > > >>Eeek! You do realise you've just sent the root password across your >>network in plain text? Maybe your network is completely secure and >>you aren't running a risk by doing that, but on the whole it's a >>really bad idea. Get into the habit of using ssh(1) routinely for >>your own peace of mind, if nothing else. You can also replace ftp(1) >>for many purposes by scp(1) or rsync(1) (from the net/rsync port), >>both of which operate over ssh(1). >> >> >> >Matthew, >Thanks for your concern. Once there is anything on the computer, I >will certainly close those security holes. Right now it is only a >means to learn about FreeBSD and document the steps necessary to build >a machine that will fit my needs. I opened ftp and telnet access to >root as a simple way to copy files to and from a windows computer and >to control the FreeBSD computer from another location. I do plan to >implement ssh, but first I must evaluate PuTTY and other alternatives. > >In the meantime, it is protected from the internet by a hardware >router that doesn't forward any ports to the FreeBSD computer. > >There's so much to learn! This experience with FreeBSD takes me back >to my days with CP/M and S-100 bus computers. Maybe if CP/M had been >allowed to grow up, rather than be killed by DOS and Windows, it >could have become CP/M-BSD? > >Jay O'Brien >Rio Linda, CA USA > > >_______________________________________________ >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" > > I use WinSCP from my Windows boxes to my servers. Enable ssh so that it allows root. It's secure. No need for ftp and telnet. Michael -- Michael D. Whities uidzero@one-arm.com http://www.one-arm.com -- There are four colors of hats to watch for: Black, White, Grey, and Red. The meanings are: Cracker, Hacker, Guru, and Victim.