Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients

From	Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients
Date	2022-12-10 14:08 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<tn23tk$1kej4$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 10/12/2022 09:53, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 09/12/2022 19:35, Robert Heller wrote:
>> At Fri, 9 Dec 2022 17:36:33 +0000 The Natural Philosopher 
>> <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 09/12/2022 15:42, Tauno Voipio wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There is a such mechanism already in SSH. Google for
>>>> 'passswordless ssh login'. The generated cryptographic
>>>> keys are far more secure than an invented string.
>>>
>>> This is the best way except it does allow for a lot of random traffic
>>> hitting port 22 and trying to find a way in.
>>> Using obscure ports helps with this
>>
>> Not really, but disabling passsword login greatly cuts down the brute 
>> force
>> attempts.
>>
> Does it?  Cant say I noticed.
> 
> Problem is you need password to get in to set up the passwordless logins¡!
> 

Not really, cloud installs let you install a key and turn off SSH 
password authentication.

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Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Harold Johanssen <noemail@please.net> - 2022-12-08 19:47 +0000
  Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2022-12-08 16:31 -0500
    Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Harold Johanssen <noemail@please.net> - 2022-12-09 01:20 +0000
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2022-12-08 21:43 -0500
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2022-12-09 03:34 +0000
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients stepore <stepore@be.here.now> - 2022-12-08 19:34 -0800
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-12-09 04:42 +0100
        Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients "26C.Z969" <26C.Z969@noaada.net> - 2022-12-09 01:53 -0500
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Henning Hucke <h_hucke+spam.news@newsmail.aeon.icebear.org> - 2022-12-09 06:43 +0000
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-09 13:29 +0000
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2022-12-09 13:55 +0000
        Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2022-12-09 14:08 +0000
    Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2022-12-09 03:34 +0000
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2022-12-09 12:44 -0500
        Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-09 17:52 +0000
  Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2022-12-08 22:31 -0500
  Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-09 12:36 +0000
  Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-09 13:27 +0000
  Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Harold Johanssen <noemail@please.net> - 2022-12-09 14:48 +0000
    Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2022-12-09 17:42 +0200
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-09 17:36 +0000
        Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2022-12-09 19:35 +0000
          Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-10 09:53 +0000
            Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2022-12-10 13:58 +0000
            Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2022-12-10 14:08 +0000
              Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2022-12-10 14:15 +0000
            Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2022-12-10 19:25 -0500
              Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2022-12-11 00:53 +0000
                Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-12-11 10:37 +0100
                Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2022-12-11 12:50 +0000
                Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-12-11 20:55 +0100
                Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2022-12-12 09:35 +0000
                Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-13 08:36 +0000
                Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-12-15 18:09 +0100
      Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Harold Johanssen <noemail@please.net> - 2022-12-09 22:03 +0000
        Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-10 09:56 +0000
          Re: Guaranteeing SSH access to specific clients Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2022-12-16 18:40 +0000

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