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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>></span></font>What
are rsa-keys ?<br>
<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>></span></font>I have a house key
and a Honda key only. Humm.<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=gmailquote><font
size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'>Googled and answer 1 is a good start:<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=gmailquote><font
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color:blue'><a href="http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/sshrsakey.html">http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/sshrsakey.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=gmailquote><font
size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'>Hope this helps ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=gmailquote><font
size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'>Craig<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=gmailquote><font
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color:blue'>></span></font>On 4/12/06, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Craig
Retief (CSFS)</span></b> <<a href="mailto:craig@csfs.co.za">craig@csfs.co.za
</a>> wrote:</span><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>>BB wrote:<br>
>> Why ?<br>
>><br>
>> That's called security by obscurity. It doesn't work. <br>
>><br>
>> Nmap would finger that out in no time.<br>
>Using SSH w/o password authentication - using strictly rsa-keys,<br>
>disabing root login... I think this would be a better approach. Just my<br>
>two cents..<br>
<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>></span></font>This is more like a
few thousands worth of "cents" (Dollars/Pounds/etc) to<br>
<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>></span></font>some people that
don't even know that ssh can be tightened up.<br>
<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>></span></font>And that is my 2
cents ;-)<br>
<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>></span></font>Craig<br>
<br>
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