[NBLUG/talk] I'm getting ssh scanned! Should I be worried?

[Dave Sisley]

On Sat, Oct 23, 2004 at 10:22:09AM -0700, Augie Schwer wrote while
swinging a pocket watch back and forth and telling me how sleepy I
feel:

> 
> You should consider the Sonic.net shell to be un-trusted. Do not SSH
> from it, do not keep any private keys on it.
> 
> It is a public machine that has been compromised before. If you leave
> your private key on that public machine, then anyone who can get access 
> to where those private keys are stored can log into your home machine
> as if they were you.
> 
> ... Do not SSH from the Sonic.net shell ...
> 
> Well since you won't be logging in to your home box via the Sonic shell
> this shouldn't be a problem any more. :)
>  
> Augie.
> 

[Emoticon with glazed eyes, looking far into the distance yet
displaying no actual emotion]

yes... I hear... and obey...

...I will no longer log in to my home machine from sonic...

...These are not the droids we are looking for...

I am your obedient servant...

-dave.
 
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Dave Sisley
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roth-sisley.net

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Dave Sisley
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