Yep, call-back modem is a very good idea. But we are sliding OT. =) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Volker Tanger Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:18 AM To: ktabic Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Re: open telnet port
Greetings! > > > getting rid of telnetd is almost always a very good idea. > > > > Are there even any legitimate uses for running a telnet daemon any > > > [...] need a backup system to get into the server in > the event that something goes wrong? Install an out-band management access, e.g. via encrypted call-back modem. This can be easily achieved via standard mgetty and inittab. This way you have a (serial) console working if the network has gone sour - something that can quite easily happen if managing remote firewalls... ;-) Bye Volker Tanger ITK Security _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
