Way OT: SSH worries

[John Rudd]

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On Aug 16, 2004, at 11:17 PM, William Burns wrote:

> Re: using stunnel, there are ssl related exploits, no?
> It seems to me that using stunnel to protect sshd from a *real* exploit
> is kind of defeating the intended purpose.
> Wouldn't stunnel be just as vulnerable?

Stunnel would be in the same degree of vulnerability as sshd, yes (and,
to be clear, it's all "degrees of security", nothing is perfect).  But
stunnel would be a better level of security than telnet, which is the
right comparison to make.

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