On 7 Mar 2002, Bret Hughes wrote:
> Webmin is very cool but by default uses unencryted passwords (not good)
> so make sure you install the SSL stuff for it.

When I'm elsewhere with my laptop or work or something I often ssh to my 
server at home.  However, Webmin is a great tool to set up because all you 
need on the client side is a web browser.  That means if you're at a 
friend's house or at a trade show or wherever there's internet access, you 
can get to your server without installing software.  And chances are there 
will be a GUI plugin to do what you want easier.  Speaking of which, 
there's an ssh plugin for Webmin, so you have the best of both worlds.

As far as security goes, if you're not using webmin over SSL, you're nuts.  
Having said that, it's easy to do now that Apache comes prebuilt with SSL.

If you use ssh, do remember that ssh1 has been cracked, and set up sshd to 
only use ssh2.

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