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Date:      Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:57:54 -0500
From:      matt@csis.gvsu.edu
To:        net admin <admin@pacex.net>
Cc:        Marc Silver <marcs@is.co.za>, Stephan van Beerschoten <stephanb@luna.nl>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ssh-feature 'backdoor'
Message-ID:  <20000119115754.A5523@eos20.csis.gvsu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001191332040.97611-100000@almazs.pacex.net>; from net admin on Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 01:36:13PM -0800
References:  <20000119165350.E8404@is.co.za> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001191332040.97611-100000@almazs.pacex.net>

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net admin said:
> I am just going to sneak in to this thread and throw-in a question;
> I have read in the ssh docs that tcp_wrappers do not give any added
> security benefits is used with ssh, and some even suggested that best not
> to have tcp_wrappers with ssh????\
>
> Please elucidate as to why tcp_wrappers would give added security when
> used with ssh.

I prefer to use tcp_wrappers with ssh so all my access control is
in one file. Compiling with tcp_wrappers is redundant if sshd is
spawned from inetd. sshd has a redimentary host control directives,
ie AllowHosts.

I can't see any adverse effects of compiling ssh with tcp_wrappers. 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

-matt

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