Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 09:57:28 +0100 From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: su vs. secure tty Message-ID: <199611090857.JAA11718@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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What is the exact reason to prefer using su over telnetting into the root account? Wouldn't password snoopers get unencrypted passwords anyway? In what else respect is a secure pty prone to attacks? --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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