Hi.
I've been told that a security audit is under way in some form here in UL.
The issues that have cropped up include the vulnerability of telnet & use
of password crackers.
I already knew about the first.
So to my two questions:
1) Is there a way to make ssh easy to use in the following environment: I
move from classroom to classroom here & often run up telnet under Win* to
connect to my Linux box (e.g. to copy files across to a smb share). If I
switch to ssh, do I have to carry keys round on a floppy? I presume there
is a Win* client.
2) Is my Linux passwd file really vulnerable to a password cracker
(not a dictionary attack, but genuine decryption)? Presumably this doesn't
matter if I use ssh?...
Any advice would be appreciated.
John
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