That makes the security stronger, it all depends how secure the system needs to be. The subject is relative to where the computer is, the information on it and other security measures taken. The person that is connected to a system that has good security from threats does not need security as strong as a system that has a direct connection to the internet. Same as tunneling through secure transport mechanism, such as SSH and tcpwrappers. The measure of security needed for a computer should be "If my personal information is on here do I feel safe". There is no silver bullet for security only calculated risk. Try to put as many layers as you can and it will make it harder for anyone to break into. It is similar to a door. You put two locks in it with different keys and types and it makes it harder to break in.
Thanks Marc Aylesworth C3I Associates AFRL/IFSE Joint Battlespace Infosphere Team 525 Brooks Rd Rome, NY 13441-4505 Tel:315.330.2422 Fax:315.330.7009 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy Anthracite Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 12:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Short cut for connection Windows GUI < >Op enVista Server What about allowing login using authorized keys only with limited privileges and limiting the ports that can be accessed and the programs that can be run on those ports. On Monday 01 August 2005 12:05 pm, Aylesworth Marc A Ctr AFRL/IFSE wrote: > It is considered a security risk by some people because it gives anyone > that can reach the computer on the LAN you can get a remote desktop by > guessing username and passwords. It is mostly used fro local connections in > a LAN that is behind a firewall and has limited access from the Internet > usually by a firewall. > > Thanks > > Marc Aylesworth > > C3I Associates > > AFRL/IFSE > > Joint Battlespace Infosphere Team > > 525 Brooks Rd > > Rome, NY 13441-4505 > > Tel:315.330.2422 > > Fax:315.330.7009 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen > K. Miyasato > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 3:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Short cut for connection Windows GUI < > > >OpenVista Server > > I know very little about using [x]intetd in Linux and I thought I would ask > the Linux specialist(s) here if that may be a security risk or if there are > any downside to using this process. > > Thanks very much for you input. > > Stephen K. Miyasato > Pacific Telehealth and Technology Hui > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "K.S. Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 7:58 AM > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Short cut for connection Windows GUI < > > >OpenVista Server > > > > On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 12:31 -0500, Nancy Anthracite wrote: > >> There were instructions posted, but I would encourage you to wait on > >> trying to > >> implement that as I have been working with this system, we are testing > >> it out > >> using different machines and finding some tweaking is desireable. As > >> soon as > >> I can, I will post some instructions that will walk you through it. > >> However, > >> even if you do that, it has a port specified in advance. > > > > I'll wait! > > > > I understand that the port is specified in advance, but unlike the "pool > > of servers" approach, deploying a service under [x]inetd means that you > > can have as many servers as needed by the clients that actually connect. > > You advertise one port, say, 9200, as the port for CPRS GUI clients to > > connect to, and [x]inetd just fires up a new process for each client. > > Furthermore, the server processes simply terminate when clients > > disconnect, so shutting down becomes simpler. > > > > -- Bhaskar > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > > informative Webcasts and more! 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