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Old 03-30-2015, 12:12 PM   #1
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LXer: How to secure SSH login with one-time passwords on Linux


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As someone says, security is a not a product, but a process. While SSH protocol itself is cryptographically secure by design, someone can wreak havoc on your SSH service if it is not administered properly, be it weak passwords, compromised keys or outdated SSH client. As far as SSH authentication is concerned, public key authentication...

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Old 03-30-2015, 02:51 PM   #2
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Well, storing the private key on a shared (corrupted) computer or using a shared (corrupted) computer to enter the password to decrypt a private key stored anywere basically blows up the whole security concept, no?
 
  


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