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Re: MacOS TCP port permissions

From boltar@caprica.universe
Newsgroups comp.unix.programmer
Subject Re: MacOS TCP port permissions
Date 2026-04-21 08:27 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:52:19 +0100
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> gabbled:
>On 2026-04-20, boltar@caprica.universe wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:45:30 +0100
>> Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> gabbled:
>>>On 2026-04-18, boltar@caprica.universe wrote:
>>>> That would be main downside, not the handwaving guff about certificates
>>>> that others have come up with.
>>>
>>>It's not "handwaving guff", it's asymmetric cryptography, and computer
>>>science.
>>
>> It is because its utterly irrelevant in this case.
>>
>>>Barring a flaw that allows a user to read the system's private key for
>>>sshd - which would be a major issue, I think - there's no feasible way
>>>in which a user could impersonate the key of the legitimate system-wide
>>>sshd. At least without e.g. time travel.
>>
>> Why would it need to? As long as it had a valid key the client is happy with
>> it would work fine.
>
>Because the client would not be happy with it.

Feel free to expand on that comment.

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MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-16 08:44 +0000
  Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Geoff Clare <geoff@clare.See-My-Signature.invalid> - 2026-04-16 13:23 +0100
    Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-16 14:48 +0000
      Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-16 20:29 +0100
        Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-17 10:31 +0000
          Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-17 14:04 +0000
            Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-17 14:41 +0000
              Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-17 15:20 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-17 15:50 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-17 16:09 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 10:28 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 15:06 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:26 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 15:48 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:52 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 15:56 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:59 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 16:12 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-19 09:02 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-04-18 15:56 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:58 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-19 00:05 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-19 00:01 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 23:50 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-04-17 19:56 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-04-17 13:34 -0700
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-17 22:53 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-17 22:56 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-04-17 16:48 -0700
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 01:56 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 10:39 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 15:08 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:28 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 15:48 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:55 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 15:57 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-19 09:00 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-19 13:20 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-20 09:34 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-20 12:42 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-20 14:14 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-20 17:04 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 10:36 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-04-18 17:54 -0700
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions baltar@caprica.prime - 2026-04-19 09:08 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-19 13:29 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-20 09:35 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-19 10:45 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-20 09:32 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-20 23:52 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-21 08:27 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 10:30 +0000
              Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-17 20:09 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 10:32 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-18 13:02 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 14:40 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-04-18 15:14 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:29 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-04-18 15:52 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-18 15:57 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-04-18 15:59 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-19 00:24 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 23:53 +0000
                Running sshd on another port does have merit - even if in theory it does not (Was: MacOS TCP port permissions) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-04-19 16:01 +0000
                Re: Running sshd on another port does have merit - even if in theory it does not kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-04-19 16:28 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-19 09:03 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-19 10:26 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-18 17:07 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-18 22:36 +0000
      Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-16 23:23 +0000
        Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-04-16 16:34 -0700
        Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-17 01:00 +0100
        Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nicolas George <nicolas$george@salle-s.org> - 2026-04-17 07:12 +0000
          Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-17 08:54 +0100
            Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nicolas George <nicolas$george@salle-s.org> - 2026-04-17 13:49 +0000
              Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-17 14:50 +0000
              Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-18 09:22 +0100
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-04-18 15:55 +0000
                Re: MacOS TCP port permissions cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-18 16:09 +0000
        Re: MacOS TCP port permissions boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-04-17 10:31 +0000
          Re: MacOS TCP port permissions Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-17 22:53 +0000
      Goodbye, Privileged Ports! [was Re: MacOS TCP port permissions] cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-17 14:58 +0000

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