> > You have two (or more) computers connected to each other. I'm assuming > they are also connected to the Internet somehow (you didn't mention). If > you trust every other computer (and users) in your internal network > *and* you trust your protection from the Internet, then you don't need > SSH. Physical distance doesn't matter.
I connect to Internet using mobile broadband when needed. Both PCs are connected via a LAN cable and these are the only computers in the internal network. The traffic is not routed through the Internet. So in a net shell SSH is only needed if the transport layer is susceptible to eavesdropping. I might still use SSH for compression. I should have been more clear in my OP, I was inquiring about the security implications of using xauth more than routhing traffic over an untrusted network without encryption. -- Kind regards, Yudi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caco--mu67lrhtyerzncxgk13w5vo19lf88d9y-hs+uuc7zd...@mail.gmail.com
