SSH hacked?

[Knapp]

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 2:51 AM, Steve Lamb <grey at dmiyu.org> wrote:

> Knapp wrote:
> > You can force users to have good passwords. They can even be tested with
> > cracker programs after they give them and there are strength meters too.
>
>    Or I can just close off the port and not worry about the strength of
> their
> passwords.  I'm sorry but go read any decent document on hardening a system
> and the first, the FIRST thing every one of them will tell you is to shut
> down
> or otherwise block off any service you do not need.  It isn't "Hey, make
> sure
> all your passwords are top notch first.  Afterwards you might want to think
> about disabling or closing off services you don't need."
>
> --
>         Steve C. Lamb         | But who decides what they dream?
>

No sure what you are typing to say. We are talking about ssh because we need
it. Sure don't run what you don't need.


-- 
Douglas E Knapp

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