I don't care about security issue by now :), because every one in my
compony know the username/password. It's a shared password. I just want
to login into Unix boxes in an efficiently. so I needn't open a xterm
console and type telent ..... usr/pwd for a unix box, and open another
xterm, type telnet ...usr/pwd, and so on...


Nicko wrote:
> placid wrote:
> > Jim Segrave wrote:
> > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > valpa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >I'm a net admin for about 20 unix servers, and I need to frequently
> > > >telnet on to them and configure them.
> > > >It is a tiring job to open a xterm and telnet, username, password to
> > > >each server.
> > >
> > > Don't use telnet. it's clumsy and has security issues.
> >
> > if youre behind a firewall then it shouldnt matter.
>
> No, no, no!  If you have 20 unix servers then this is likely not a tiny
> company.  Most security breaches (according to the FBI/CSI computer
> crime survey) are perpetrated by insiders.  If you log in using telnet,
> and have to enter passwords that allow configurations to be changed,
> then anyone on the local net can get those passwords.  Use SSH instead.
>  Even SSH with passwords is hugely more secure than telnet.
> 
> Nicko

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