Re: SSH for internal

From: KENNY L. CHEN <kenny_60559_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 5 Feb 2002 19:27:43 -0800
Message-ID: <83f59352.0202051927.352634f9_at_posting.google.com>


In short, SSH can improve security by encrypting transmitted data. For example, if you use telnet, everything you type may be "peeped" such as login password since telnet won't encrypt the data.

By the way... here is not a right place to post SSH questions.

Ken



Bricklen Anderson <bricklen_at_shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<3C5F44D0.8872FBFC_at_shaw.ca>...
> http://www.employees.org/~satch/ssh/faq/ssh-faq-1.html#ss1.1
> or do a search on google etc.
>
> Andy wrote:
> >
> > Dear Ken, What can SSH help to improve security? where I can get more
> > information? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > kenny_60559_at_yahoo.com (KENNY L. CHEN) wrote in message news:<83f59352.0202040018.6d78738b_at_posting.google.com>...
> > > yoeyyo_at_kittymail.com (Andy) wrote in message news:<76f13445.0202031851.6d0c5c1a_at_posting.google.com>...
> > > > There are databases running in our UNIX platform, the client are using
> > > > "telnet" to access the database, my friend tell me to use internal SSH
> > > > can improve security, is it suitable in my system? what can SSH
> > > > improve when internal use?
> > > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > ==========
> > > Hello..
> > >
> > > Ya, the data transmitted via telnet can be "peeped" by several ways
> > > (like sniffer) That may be a security problem if the internal users
> > > intend to do so.
> > >
> > > You may get SSH server from most UNIX-based OS like HP or LINUX. But
> > > you should know SSH is not a standard product yet for most of vendors,
> > > you may implement by yourself and use at your own risk.
> > >
> > > Once you install SSH server successfully, you may use SSH client
> > > instead of telnet.For end users , they can't feel the difference since
> > > it work just like telnet.
> > >
> > > We successfully install SSH on our Red hat 7.0 as Gateway for telnet
> > > users over internet.
> > >
> > > KEN L. CHEN
Received on Wed Feb 06 2002 - 04:27:43 CET

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