From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 12 06:00:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA00886 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 06:00:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA00881 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 06:00:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA10144; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 07:59:55 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199802121359.HAA10144@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: SSH To: sporkl@dti.net Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 07:59:55 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from Spike Gronim at "Feb 11, 98 07:13:58 pm" X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, Spike Gronim said: > Hello. > > I would like to install SSH. If I do, can I use it to connect via > telnet or other protocols to insecure hosts? Could insecure hosts connect > to my computer? In other words, does the person on the other end of the > connection need ssh too? If the remote end doesn't have ssh, then it drops down to rsh. If this happens you do not have a secure connection. A remote user connecting to you must have ssh to connect to the ssh port on your machine. You get the encryption security from ssh *ONLY* if both ends use it. -- The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it. -- Glaser and Way To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe questions" in the body of the message