Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:05:45 +0000 From: Daniel Grant <daniel@nullroutes.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Accessing Computer Message-ID: <4B472DA9.6070701@nullroutes.com> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP659DC317869C12ACBF24DA93700@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP659DC317869C12ACBF24DA93700@phx.gbl>
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On 08/01/2010 12:50, Carmel wrote: > Assume three computers. > > Computer 1 runs Windows with Putty installed > Computer 2& 3 run FreeBSD > > Computer 1 runs Putty and creates a key that is installed on computer 2. > Computer 2 has a key that is installed on computer 3. > > If someone were to use computer 1 via Putty to access computer 2, would > they then be able to access computer 3? If so, how could I prevent it > from happening? > > I am not good at explaining things, so I hope you understand what I am referring to. > I would suggest protecting your keys with a passphrase, then the key alone is not enough to gain access to the machines. Simply put - in order for someone to access computer 3 from computer 2, would be for computer 3 to have computer 2's public key. So if computer 2's private key can be accessed from computer 1, then yes access to computer 3 could be granted.
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