On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Dave Alitz wrote: > I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but telnet isn't a particularly secure > service. If your not on a private network that you trust completely, it's > not a good idea. It sends all communication in plain text, including the > user login. ssh is a more secure replacement for telnet that encrypts > network communication. openssh is included in RedHat. It too runs under > xinetd. Correct, telnet is an insecure service, and shouldn't be used for system administration purposes except on private networks (and probably not even then). However, OpenSSH does *not* run under xinetd. It's a standalone daemon. (IIRC, it can be -- or used to be able to -- run under inetd/xinetd, but the default behavior is to run it standalone.) Furthermore, SSH is a great utility, with features far beyond simple remote login. It can forward TCP ports, forward X11 applications, and be used to tunnel streams like rsync or even TCP/IP (as was mentioned in the other thread), all encrypted. Jima OpenSSH Zealot _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list