SSH safety

[Andreas Jelvemark]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:40:11 +0100, J.L. Coenders wrote:

>I was wondering how safe it is to open the ssh port up to the internet. I am 
>behind a router which is firewalled to block all traffic, unless I open it up 
>and route it to my computer. Is it safe to open ssh up to the internet, so I 
>can run applications of my home computer over the internet?

There is always risk involved exposing ssh to the internet. However, I
feel secure enough by not permitting root logins and only allowing a
small list of users to log on remotely. 

Best regards


Andreas