Re: MAC-based ssh

[Hans van Leeuwen <email@hanz.nl>]

Danny De Cock wrote:

> hi,
>
> using mac addresses for client authentication seems to me as an extremely
> risky business as a mac address can easily be copied/cloned/spoofed...
> imho, it does not offer any authentication at all...
>  
I understand that MAC-adresses can be spoofed, but I thought I would use 
it as an extra layer of protection. Of course a valid key will also be 
needed.

Hans