Re: [vox-tech] sshd_config and PasswordAuthentication

[Jay Strauss <me@heyMAPSjay.com>]

Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 07:43:52AM -0700, Henry House (hajhouse@houseag.com) wrote:
>
> > P? 2005-07-07, skrev Jay Strauss:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a sveasoft box, and in order to ssh from the sveasoft to a target 
> > > box, the target box must have PasswordAuthentication yes in the 
> > > /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.
> > >
> > > I don't understand what that config option actually does.  The config 
> > > file has:
> > >
> > > # To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!
> > >
> > > Does this mean you can send clear text passwords to login?
> > > Does this mean that when you build a tunnel, passwords are sent clear 
> > > text to the forwarded app?
>
> The curious can read the SSH protocols here:
>
>     http://www.snailbook.com/protocols.html
>
> ...which I've done.  I've been using SSH for years, but only understand
> some parts of it vaguely.
>
>  
....
> Peace.
>
>
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Thanks Karsten.  It's a long email it's going to take me a bit to figure 
out how this impacts me

Jay
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