[sllug-members]: How does one properly implement OpenSSH?

[Matt Warnock]

OpenSSH is pretty easy to implement, apt-get install or yum install
usually does it.  You can use RSA or DSA keys, if you need that, or you
can just use passwords.  You can change the port if you want, but it may
just complicate your life.  Make sure all your accounts have good
passwords instead, and run a package like SSHDFilter or something
similar to block repeated brute-force attacks.   If you know you will
only log in from one machine (like your laptop) you can set up RSA or
DSA keys and disable passwords entirely.
-  
Matt Warnock, President
RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.


On Tue, 2008-03-25 at 08:20 -0600, Nathan Lane wrote:
> How does one properly implement OpenSSH? Do you need RSA keys? Should
> I change the port number on which SSH accepts connections? How do I
> set up users? THe answers to these questions and any other questions
> you foresee me asking would be very helpful.  I have read the
> documentation, but it seems very abstract (too many if you want
> this...), I just need some concrete steps.
> 
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> Nathan Lane
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