On Fri, May 19, 2000 at 10:05:32PM -0700, Jay Kelly wrote: > Is there a way to keep my Telnet port open but still have security?
Disable your network connection. The general answer is no, ssh should be used instead. There is also a telnet-ssl secure mode, though I haven't used it. On the very rare occasions I need to make a local telnet connection from a single host, I enable a *single IP* in /etc/hosts.allow, for the duration of the connection, then disable it afterwards. Telnet is an obsolete protocol which should be retired. It's inappropriate for the current networked computing environment. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Rusty? http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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