Hugh Crissman wrote:
Is there a security issue associated with leaving a SSH session from one
pc to another up for to long (ie. 6-8 hours at a time)? Are there any
disadvantages at all?
Aside from the physical security aspect, there shouldn't be any other
*security * related issues. By physical security, I mean that if the
computer that is the SSH client isn't properly locked down with
something like xscreensaver or xlock (or lock, if it's on a console),
then anyone who walks up can have logged-in access to the remote
machine. As long as you're comfortable with that aspect, then there
isn't really much else that's a problem that I'm aware of (baring truly
ultra-paranoid concerns such as dynamic rules that may get created being
exploited for firewall bypass -- highly unlikely to cause a real
problem, in my opinion).
Aaron S. Joyner
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