SSH Security

wwp subscript at free.fr
Sat Dec 10 21:35:31 UTC 2005


Hello Scot,


On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:15:04 -0500 "Scot L. Harris" <webid at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 20:58, Ben Halicki wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm planning on configuring SSH for remote administration and was just 
> > wondering if anyone has a few tips on securing it.  How secure is it to
> > have an SSH port open and accessible via the Internet?  I'll be using
> > key-based authentication only and disabling password authentication.
> > 
> > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Ben Halicki 
> > 
> 
> Key based authentication is the right way to go.  You should disable
> root ssh access completely.

BTW, is there a way to make ssh allowing root access from a specific
interface (local for instance) and denying it from other ones (external)?


Regards,

-- 
wwp




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