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Date:      Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:44:18 -0500
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
To:        NoCoN FLiC <jslat@hotmail.com>
Cc:        jonf@revelex.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ssh.
Message-ID:  <20000120104418.A72685@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000120093017.18539.qmail@hotmail.com>; from jslat@hotmail.com on Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 09:30:17AM %2B0000
References:  <20000120093017.18539.qmail@hotmail.com>

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On Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 09:30:17AM +0000, NoCoN FLiC wrote:
> 
> >
> >And someone who breaks in can easily fake that email.
> >
> >My personal solution (I know you are all dying for it)?
> >
> >Make sure root's .ssh directory is watched _very_ closely by
> >Tripwire.  Setup Tripewire to use read-only media (e.g. write
> >protected floppy).
> >--
> 
>   For what need, would one have to even remotely Logon to the root account, 
> my advice to to not even have a ~/root/.ssh to begin with.
> to me it's about as silly as  ~/root/.rhosts.

Automated dumps over the network is what I use it for.

And before anyone says it, don't tell me to use Amanda unless you have
very specific arguments why it would be any more secure than SSH.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@home.com


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