severity 366541 wishlist
thanks
On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 06:30:00PM +0300, Jari Aalto wrote:
> Package: openssh-server
> Version: 1:4.2p1-8
> Severity: normal
> Tags: security
>
> The /etc/passwd contains entry:
>
> sshd:x:101:65534::/var/run/sshd:/bin/false
>
> SUGGESTION
>
> The new login package includes /bin/nologin wich would be more secure,
> because it leaves trace to syslog after login attemps.
I think it has the same functional effect:
May 9 12:46:31 andromeda nologin: Attempted login by pryzbyj on /dev/pts/2
May 9 12:47:34 andromeda login[6063]: FAILED LOGIN (1) on `tty1' FOR `sshd',
Authentication failure
May 9 12:49:31 andromeda login[25987]: FAILED LOGIN (1) on `tty1' FOR
`sshd', Authentication failure
Also, nologin.5 reads:
It is intended as a replacement shell field for accounts that
have been disabled
which isn't the case for 'sshd', which should never be enabled in the
first place; it is just a special use for running the ssh parent
daemon process.
Justin
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