[lug] root password

[Sean Reifschneider]

On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 12:55:18PM -0600, Evelyn Mitchell wrote:
>  tummy.com uses SSH keys, not passwords for remote and administrative
>  access. One of the most sensitive times for security is during a change

These days, we also recommend that SSH password authentication be disabled,
because of the number of scans going on looking for weak passwords, and the
rate of escalation of those scans.

Sean
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