On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 at 12:12, Systems Administrator wrote:
>he is in his local lan. i don't think anybody from his local lan would
>pose as a security risk. but if you insist then go for it.
It seems like you have too many unfounded assumptions, Mr. "Systems
Administrator". Being limited connection-wise to your LAN (BTW, I think
"local LAN" is redundant, being expandable to "local local area network")
does not imply the absence of security risks. Even a standalone
workstation is subjected to various security risks depending on its
location.
I believe that it is generally a good thing to look at the situation
holistically. If security is basically a non-issue, as it the case with a
number of networks, then I don't see why using telnet should be any
problem. It's already there, so use it. But then if there are possible
snoops in the LAN, then like keeping private letters in a locked drawer
even if it's in your house (to make sure your mom doesn't read them,
perhaps), secure your shell connections and go SSH, disabling telnet. (Of
course there's still a possibility that the encryption will be broken, and
the connection still compromised, but then your mom can always still get a
locksmith to open that locked drawer, she can also steal your key while
you're in the bathroom).
--> Jijo :-)
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