Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 17:17:46 -0500 From: Matthew Fuller <fullermd@linkfast.net> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> Cc: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, Peter van Dijk <petervd@vuurwerk.nl>, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: envy.vuurwerk.nl daily run output Message-ID: <20000510171745.E61969@linkfast.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005101627170.28527-100000@achilles.silby.com>; from silby@silby.com on Wed, May 10, 2000 at 04:42:54PM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005101518090.75557-100000@pawn.primelocation.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005101627170.28527-100000@achilles.silby.com>
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On Wed, May 10, 2000 at 04:42:54PM -0500, a little birdie told me that Mike Silbersack remarked > > See, I'm not sure that authorized_keys are user files, as they perform the > same function that system passwords do. And since ssh is now part of the > base system, they should be considered equal in importance to the password > file. Well, consider that authorized_keys files perform the same function as .rhosts. Would you propose doing the same for them? -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@linkfast.net Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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