"However if multiple SSH daemons are running on the remote host, then
problems may occur." -- Renaud

Can you speculate on what those problems could be, e.g. Does the Nessus
server crash? Only login once per host ? Login repeatedly but overwrite the
previously collected information each time?

I'd generally recommend running different configs files on different
interfaces/ports to give increased restrictive power. E.g. 'PermitRootLogin
no' is on port 22, and 'PermitRootLogin yes' is on port 1022, but 1022 is IP
filtered to allow access only from the most secure hosts.

Dom
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Sent: 10 June 2007 09:17
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Subject: Re: Unknown function


On Jun 10, 2007, at 10:01 AM, Devitto, Dom wrote:

> Two follow-ups to this:
> 1) Any plans to support SSHv1?
> (or can I this be hack this in easily with unsupported botches? :-) )

No and no -- SSHv1 is a very different protocol, and you'd need to  
entirely rewrite ssh_func.inc


>
> 2) The Nessus_credial_checks.pdf says, under "What else can go  
> wrong with my
> host checks?" ...
> "On UNIX systems, administrators that move SSH to ports other than 22"
>
> But it appears that (now) Nessus can login whatever the SSH port  
> used, as
> long at detects (scans) the port that SSH is running on - correct?

This is correct. However if multiple SSH daemons are running on the  
remote host, then problems may occur.

have a good sunday,


                                -- Renaud
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