[TriLUG] SSH

[Aaron S. Joyner]

Hugh Crissman wrote:

>Is there a security issue associated with leaving a SSH session from one
>pc to another up for to long (ie. 6-8 hours at a time)? Are there any
>disadvantages at all?
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Aside from the physical security aspect, there shouldn't be any other 
*security * related issues.  By physical security, I mean that if the 
computer that is the SSH client isn't properly locked down with 
something like xscreensaver or xlock (or lock, if it's on a console), 
then anyone who walks up can have logged-in access to the remote 
machine.  As long as you're comfortable with that aspect, then there 
isn't really much else that's a problem that I'm aware of (baring truly 
ultra-paranoid concerns such as dynamic rules that may get created being 
exploited for firewall bypass -- highly unlikely to cause a real 
problem, in my opinion).

Aaron S. Joyner