>>>>> "Viktor" == Viktor Rosenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Viktor> passphrase. My question is, if that (empty passphrase on
Viktor> the local network) really is a security hole? My
Viktor> reasoning is, that if any machine (except for the
Viktor> firewall) is compromised, the whole network is compromised
Viktor> anyhow. Having an identity with a good passphrase won't
Viktor> make it any harder to break in that case.
It depends on how the network is configured. If, for instance, it has
been setup to allow non-Kerberos non-password based rsh sessions, then
what you say is potentially true.
However, in normal situations there should be no reason why one
computer being compromised automatically means the other computers are
compromised too.
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Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
