Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:09:51 -0700 (PDT) From: stheg olloydson <stheg_olloydson@yahoo.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: jim.mozley@exponential-e.com Subject: Re: Is there a reverse Network Address Translation??? Message-ID: <20040930170951.51958.qmail@web53910.mail.yahoo.com>
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It was said: >> Obviously, if you can ssh in, so can anyone else. Be sure you use a >>_very_ good password. > >Would using a public/private key not be better? Any password would still >be guessable. > >Jim Mozley Hello, Most certainly! I was taking into account the OP's relative newness to the unix world. While it may seem condescending, I find newer users tend to get overwhelmed when more experienced users try to supply an exhaustive answer. For example, bringing up PKI would almost certainly lead to a discussion of algorithm choice, etc. The result in these cases often is the new user drops out of the thread (and does whatever) while the old hands bikeshed what must seem like (and sometimes is) arcane minutiae. As the OP uses ssh, he will learn more about it and ask deeper questions. In the meantime, his network is relatively safe. He asked about ssh not telnet, after all. Understand, this is just my personal philosophy, which makes it as valid or invalid as anyone else's. I'm not saying it is The Right Way(tm) - even though it is ;). Regards, Stheg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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