Palm to FreeBSD using ssh

From: Timothy Luoma (lists_at_tntluoma.com)
Date: 08/29/05

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    On occasion I need to make an ssh connection to my FreeBSD machine
    (OpenSSH).

    I have been using pssh (http://sealiesoftware.com/pssh/) but it goes
    out of its way to say that it is "probably" not secure. I have tried
    (today) TuSSH (http://www.tussh.com/) which seems more secure but I
    don't know if it IS more secure of if it just isn't as verbose about
    not being secure.

    They both appear to have support for keys, but TuSSH FAQ says:

         Q) When I go to "Import Private Key", I see my memo, entitled
    "Private Key", in the list.
         When I select it, then click the "Import" button, the Palm
    performs a soft reset or crashes.

         A) TuSSH doesn't support encrypted keys yet

    I don't know what TuSSH *does* really support (normally I login with
    the id_dsa, but trying to import id_dsa.pub into TuSSH didn't work.

    So I copied my 'id_dsa' to my Treo, and imported it into pssh.

    I can now connect to the FreeBSD machine using my Private Key and
    Passphrase.

    What I am trying to figure out is whether I should use TuSSH without
    the Private Key or pssh with the Private Key. Which is more secure?
    Or is the answer "neither"?

    TjL

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