Re: ssh encryption
hypnos wrote: Am I correct in assuming that the encryption between client/server is started before any exchange of data takes place? Specifically, I'm wondering if the username is passed in clear-text or encrypted when using the -l username option to ssh client. The machine public keys are exchanged, after that *everything* (including username and password) is encrypted. HTH, -Adam P.
Re: ssh encryption
hypnos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I started sshd with the -d (debug) option to try to figure this out, and I think I have my answer, but I want to make sure. Am I correct in assuming that the encryption between client/server is started before any exchange of data takes place? Specifically, I'm wondering if the username is passed in clear-text or encrypted when using the -l username option to ssh client. User name and password sent over ssh are encrypted. -- Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com 'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who loves man is nailed?..' (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche)
ssh encryption
I started sshd with the -d (debug) option to try to figure this out, and I think I have my answer, but I want to make sure. Am I correct in assuming that the encryption between client/server is started before any exchange of data takes place? Specifically, I'm wondering if the username is passed in clear-text or encrypted when using the -l username option to ssh client. Thanks -- hypnos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]