[lug] Attacks Intensifying

Jani Averbach jaa at jaa.iki.fi
Thu Oct 28 14:36:08 MDT 2004


On 2004-10-28 13:06-0600, Lee Woodworth wrote:
> Unless you have the requirement that users can SSH from anywhere, 
> blocking attackers is opposite of recommended security policy:
>    specifically allow known sources, deny all others.
> 
> My file exchange server requires users to have keys, no passwords 
> allowed. It looks to me that the time I spent setting up user keys and 
> allowing their addresses is less than the time you are going to spend on 
> blocking attackers.
> 

Well, I need an access from everywhere and morever, time to time, I
have to use one time passwords.

So do you know if it is possible to make a system where entry level
check is done with public keys, and after that actual access is granted by
OTPW? 

Br, Jani

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Jani Averbach




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