Sam Couter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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.
Eh, ssh in as user and su to root is what Phil is talking about ... > 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. su to root after ssh'ing and you will have a log entry telling you who su'd to root (assuming you're not tossing authpriv which you shouldn't to begin with) > Plus, su doesn't forward X connections. Real sysadmins don't need X to admin! (duck) -- Olaf Meeuwissen Epson Kowa Corporation, Research and Development
