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Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port
From: "Gary E. Miller" <gem () rellim com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:43:09 -0700 (PDT)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo Andrew! On Fri, 10 Sep 2004, Andrew Farmer wrote:
Still don't know why you'd use these instead of ssh/sftp, though.
As noted here earlier, if you update OpenSSL you stand a good chance of dropping ALL your ssh conections until you install a matching ssh update. Most sshd will not start if the openssl libs on the disk are not the same exact version it was compiled with. When I am updateing hosts hundreds or thousands of miles away in an unattended facility I can not take chances on a fatal mistake during an update. A backdoor telnet has saved my butt many times. Also seen cases where a trojaned sshd was installed on the target machine, but it would not run due to configuration issues. Having a backdoor telnet means the system is back up in 5 minutes of remote twiddling instead of dispatching someone to a remote co-lo. Gotta keep the single points of failure to a minimum. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Blvd, Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem () rellim com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 Fax: +1(541)382-8676 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBQp5/8KZibdeR3qURAsJkAJ9GkiouGrOaOZGdVV3IWZGHWZwisQCfYWKw Y2AkZ5AhztSUzO5D8j4cUAM= =OrJe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port, (continued)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Valdis . Kletnieks (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Paul W. Roach III (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Andrew Farmer (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Kenneth Ng (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Volker Tanger (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Dave Ewart (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port ktabic (Sep 10)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Andrew Farmer (Sep 10)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Gary E. Miller (Sep 10)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Andrew Farmer (Sep 10)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Gary E. Miller (Sep 11)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Andrew Farmer (Sep 11)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Gary E. Miller (Sep 12)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: open telnet port ktabic (Sep 11)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Barry Fitzgerald (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Raj Mathur (Sep 09)
- Re: Re: Re: open telnet port Barry Fitzgerald (Sep 10)
- Re: Re: open telnet port A.J. (Sep 09)