Re: [cobalt-users] RE: telnet vs ssh

["David B. Peterson" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Tell me about scp (I really don't know everything <smile>).  My new 
> RaQ is the only box I run inetd on; I'd like to turn it off, but I'm 
> not sure what really requires it; I haven't looked into the bowels 
> of the system yet; I'm still learning it.

Secure copy (scp) is included with ssh.  It is very similar to rcp, 
but includes encryption.  It doesn't allow you to see the files 
before you transfer them like ftp does.  I can only use this on 
servers for the 'clueful'.


> > Of course it is best of you power off the machine, encase it in 
> > concrete, place it in a locked room in the bowels of a nuclear 
> > waste facility.  But that seems to be going a little too far.
>
> Maybe we could talk the IRS into this kind of security <smile>?

You'd be quite a salesman if you could sell them on that.


> > I try to only give it about 10 minutes a day.  Just enough to keep 
> > up with exploits on the software that I use.
>
> Yes, but then you have to do something about the exploits.  Much 
> easier to just play ostrich <smile>.

:)  At least I know which upgrades I *need* to perform and which ones 
I can slack on for a while.  If I was *really* into it I would be 
monitoring IRC for the exploits.  That would be a full time job.

-Dave

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