Re: telnetd vulnerability from BUGTRAQ
On Sat, Sep 25, 2004 at 12:13:26PM +0200, Jan Minar wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 04:15:09PM -0600, s. keeling wrote:
> > Is anyone still using telnet when there's ssh? Why? I wouldn't even
> > use it inside my own firewalled LAN. ssh is just better.
>
> I've been told telnet *does* make a lot of sense where IPSEC is set up.
Or OPIE, if you only care about keeping the password secret. ssh has
encryption overhead, which in the PC world isn't a big deal. However,
when you think embedded devices (ssh or telnet from you PDA), it begins
to have an impact. Battery life, for example.
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Lee Sheridan
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