Neeraj Manral wrote:
> How safe is telnet.
Not very. The password that you type is sent in clear text and can
therfore be sniffed and compromised.
> Is there any safe way that can be used to log in from a remote location .I
> am more concerned about the superuser password.
Look into SSH or OpenSSH. It is very much like telnet. Advantage is
that your entire session is encrypted using the SSL security mechanism.
> Some one had suggested that a normal user can be given some more rights and
> basic super user functions can be performed ..I am not sure how that can
> help?
Bad idea. Anyone who can sniff this normal user's password can log in
as this user and do Terrible Things (tm) with their minimal superuser
permissions.
> Or some thing like only one user can telnet .Telnet service for everyone
> else is blocked ?
Still does not prevent from this user's password being sniffed.
Disabling telnet alltogether is the best solution, IMO.
Thaths
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