[Fedora] Seeing input on Securing the Linux system from intrusions and attacks.

[Karl Larsen]

Frank Cox wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:49:11 -0800 (PST)
> "Dean S. Messing" <deanm at sharplabs.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> : Specify only the usernames and IP addresses allowed to log in through ssh
>> : in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
>>
>> How does one get into one's system from one's laptop if one is traveling
>> and forced to use the local hotel internet connection?
>>     
>
> This is appropriate only where you have static addresses at both ends.  When
> you have static addresses, it's a good addition to ssh security.
>
>   
>> : Add the appropriate entries to /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny to deny
>> : remote access to ssh (and all other services)
>>
>> Again, how does this impact remote access when traveling?
>>     
>
> See above.
>
> Incidentally, is there any way I could persuade you to get rid of the colons
> and use > (which have been a de-facto standard for quote marking ever since my
> days using Opus and msged on Fidonet)?  Your colons mess up the colorized
> highlighting that my email client uses to distinguish quotes from original
> content and therefore makes your messages more difficult read.
>
> Of course, that's just me, but I suspect there are a lot of others who use mail
> clients with similar capabilities.  Colons instead of > will break them all.
>  
>
>   
    Using a pgp key is a good idea but getting it into the server at 
pgp.mit.edu is right now not possible. But after Christmas brake it will 
work. I have one and it is handy.

Karl


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