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Date:      Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:45:47 +0800
From:      "Quan Qiu" <jackqq@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Software for distribution of configuration files and changes
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On Nov 21, 2007 8:20 AM, Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 12:15:36AM +0100, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> > Add
> >       PermitRootLogin yes
> > to
> >       /etc/ssh/sshd_config
>
> This should really be "PermitRootLogin without-password".  Yes, the
> phrase "without-password" looks scary, but it isn't so much -- it allows
> root login via passwordless SSH keys only, while simultaneously
> continues disallowing root logins via keyboard/password authentication.
> sshd_config(5) has details.
>


"ChallengeResponseAuthentication no" is also required to avoid sshd
accepting keyboard-interactive/pam.


-- 
Á (QIU Quan) <jackqq@gmail.com>


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