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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