Re: File transfer using ssh

[Sam Couter]

Philipp Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> You should never be too lazy to log in as a user and su to root.

su to root: 8 character password.
ssh directly as root: 1024 bit RSA key.

Which one is easiest to crack?

I don't allow telnet logins as root, but I'm quite happy to allow RSA
authenticated root logins with SSH.

Plus, su doesn't forward X connections.
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