Just a follow-up:
More specifically, I'd like to see a feature that permits root logins by net/mask
pairs and/or IP addresses.
Is this a possibility for a future version?
Thanks,
-chris
> IMHO, SSH should set certain environment variables (ie REMOTE_USER, REMOTE_HOST,
> etc) so the server (the machine you're SSH'ing to) can perform whatever checks
> it wishes. Would such an enhancement adversely affect security (other than the
> standard "It'll make the software more complicated" response)?
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> Noel
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bcc: Noel L Yap)
> Subject: permitting root logins by net/mask pairs?
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> Hi,
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> I know this feature hasn't been implemented in any ssh version so far. Does
> anyone else think it is useful enough to make it into a future release? If so,
> can it? It still seems like a very useful feature to me.
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> Thanks,
> -chris
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> I once wrote:
> > Does a feature exist in ssh1 or ssh2 that enable specification of net/mask
> > pairs for permitting root logins?
