Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 00:10:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> To: Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> Cc: Kirill Pisman <anyher@ngs.ru> Subject: Re: Why is port 22 open by default? Message-ID: <20030509000921.P66401-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> In-Reply-To: <200305090602.58610.dgw@liwest.at>
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> > D> I was just wondering: > > D> Is SSH really so secure that it can be on by default? > > > > D> I'm really paranoid, and I could sleep better if the answer was yes :-) > > > > if you *REALY* paranoid you can juct switch your computer off :) > > > > 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. Ken
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