[TriLUG] how does one permit root telnet

[Ryan Leathers]

Thanks for the link Mark.

for the curious... I was given a requirement for a training lab.  a host in
the lab must run an application which communicates with a hardware probe.
the application gets configured by plugging the probe in via an Ethernet
cable and pressing a series of buttons.  the root password must be set in
advance to the hard coded password used by the probe.  once installed, the
probe never initiates communication again and never uses root again.
bass-ackwards you say?  welcome to my nightmare.

I wasn't concerned about sniffing etc etc... and my only choice was to allow
root telnet.
  

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Turner [mailto:markt at siteseers.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 3:12 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] how does one permit root telnet


Ryan Leathers wrote:
> You don't hear this one every day.
> I need to allow root telnet access to a Linux host.

You can add a measure of security to this by using a one-time-password
scheme such as S/Key. It won't keep folks from sniffing your traffic,
but it will prevent unauthorized access to your system.

Check out this link:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/pam_skey/

Cheers,
Mark

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