Remote access url and fingerprint in /etc/issue

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Tue Jul 1 11:11:52 UTC 2014



Am 01.07.2014 13:04, schrieb Stef Walter:
> I'd like to work [0] on adding a remote access URL to /etc/issue for
> Fedora Server 21 and Atomic. This puts useful information on the VT,
> especially for virtual machines, and also servers with monitors attached.
> 
> It would look something like:
> 
> 
>    Fedora Release 21 (xxx)
>    Kernel 3.14.8-200.fc20.x86_64 on an x86_64 (tty1)
> 
>    Remote access:
>      https://192.168.11.10:4444
>      SHA1: 80:81:46:45:0E:FF:75:AD:C5:40:7A:C2:38:74:57:46:BF:B1:DD:1C
> 
>    localhost login:

from security point of view this is questionable
whoever setup a server should not need that

Lynis (http://cisofy.com/lynis/) discourages even the kernel
version and exact OS release for very good reasons
___________________________

if you want make auditors happy:

[harry at srv-rhsoft:~]$ cat /etc/issue
Unauthorized access to this machine is prohibited.
Use of this system is limited to authorized individuals only.
All activity is monitored.

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