Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 19:20:32 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> Cc: Kirill Pisman <anyher@ngs.ru> Subject: Re: Why is port 22 open by default? Message-ID: <20030510162032.GA8459@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <200305101108.13319.dgw@liwest.at> References: <20030509000921.P66401-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> <200305101108.13319.dgw@liwest.at>
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On 2003-05-10 11:08, Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> wrote: > On Friday 09 May 2003 04:10, Kenneth Culver wrote: > > > > if you are fully trust your local area network there is no reaseon > > > > to afraid (but passwords) , othervice there is some 'pantom menace' > > > > that ssh could de cracked by someone , who will dump all the > > > > connections to your computer all the time > > > > > > Is there some way to prevent this? > > > > SSH is fairly secure, but there is no 100% secure remote access solution. > > That said, you should be fine with ssh enabled, I've had it enabled for > > ages without problems, just make sure you pick a good password. > > Sounds like SSH is secure enough for me. Or is a 19 character password too > short? :-) Hahaha. No, I guess not. I some times write short verses that I make up on the spot when I have to enter a new password. Usually 30-35 chars long :)
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