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Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 09:57:28 +0100
From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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Subject: su vs. secure tty
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What is the exact reason to prefer using su over telnetting into
the root account?

Wouldn't password snoopers get unencrypted passwords anyway?

In what else respect is a secure pty prone to attacks? 


--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de