Iptables and Logins at boot-up

[Andor Demarteau]

Janina,
ah okay, it all depends on the certificates and if the encryption used is
strong enough.
Any symmetrical-key system si prone to attack.

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004, Janina Sajka wrote:

 > Hi, Andor:
 >
 > No, I am actually talking about something different, though I most
 > certainly do also agree with what you say.
 >
 > What I'm talking about is how users can connect to a mail server
 > securely to send mail. This is probably not such a critical issue on a
 > small LAN such as John has (and I have in my home office). Certainly,
 > it's not an issue for someone who just uses one machine. But, it's a
 > very important issue if you need to access your home mail server to send
 > messages while you're traveling--or if you support users (like friends
 > for whom you provide mail service) over the Internet.
 >
 > I suspect John can upgrade his RH8 installation and get what he wants
 > without doing this, but it would be an excellent next step to support
 > people working from home, etc., etc.
 >
 > Andor Demarteau writes:
 > > On Sun, 10 Oct 2004, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
 > >
 > >  > Ok, I looked on google and verifyed that TLS is transport layer security.
 > >  > Where do I look for more info on this from the practical useage end?
 > >  > Thanks.
 > > rfc's 2246 and 3546 ftp.ripe.net/rfc/ will ahve all protocl details.
 > >
 > > using ssh with dsa or rsa-keyparis )public/private) as Janina probably
 > > means by seetingup a .authroized_keys file is the savest option.
 > > However, keep ssh (or opnseeh) as up-to-date as possible cause
 > > seucrity-holes sometimes appear even in this program.
 > >
 > > if sshd is comproized, your system is caue sshd has loads of rights on
 > > your local system.
 > >
 > >
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Andor Demarteau                 E-mail: andor at nl.linux.org
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