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Re: [OT] Is it possible to hide the ip in ssh connection



On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 22:22 +0300, Lars Noodén wrote:
> On 8/20/12 10:18 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:> On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 22:08
> [snip]
> > I thought using tor was a joke :( or a hint, that too much security at
> > some point really is too much. I don't have much knowledge about the
> > Internet, but I'm sure tor in this case (IMO in any case) is idiotic.
> > Sorry. I used tor myself, around the time of Suse 9.0 or 10.0?! dunno,
> > just for surfing the web. It's not usable for serious work.
> >
> Tor is intended for privacy, not security, and fulfills that reasonably
> well when used for web browsing.  I'm not sure though of a use-case for
> combining it with SSH beyond the obvious 'because I can'

I experienced tor as to slow, just for using it with a browser, a long
time ago. It might be faster today. Off-list, somebody with perhaps some
knowledge, mentioned "to slow" too, regarding to the usage that is
wanted in this case.


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