Re: openSSH, SecureCRT, RSA

From: Darren Tucker (dtucker_at_dodgy.net.au)
Date: 12/20/04

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    Date: 19 Dec 2004 23:26:55 GMT

    In article <9dGdndWjzJ6fYljcRVn-tw@rcn.net>, ov <ov2k@yahoo.com> wrote:
    [...]
    >However, anyone attempting to ssh to the openSSH server from anywhere will
    >be able to gain access to the account, regardless of whether they have the
    >private key.

    That would be bad. Does your account have no password, and is
    PermitEmptyPasswords set to yes in sshd_config?

    I suspect this is the case and those clients are being permitted via the
    "none" authentication. 

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