Re: Have I been hacked?
Am Freitag, 9. Januar 2015, 00:24:06 schrieb Brian:
> On Thu 08 Jan 2015 at 22:36:46 +0100, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015, 14:20:27 schrieb Jerry Stuckle:
> > > Just ensure you're using good security practices - don't allow root
> > > login, use long, random passwords, etc. I also use a random character
> > > strings for the login ids, as well as passwords - just one more thing
> > > for the hackers to have to figure out how to get around.
> >
> > Only allow SSH key based logins. Of course, only after you copied a public
> > key onto the machine with ssh-copy-id.
> >
> > And have SSH keys with *strong* passphrases, to protect against someone
> > stealing your key. Use ssh-agent wisely only on trusted machines.
>
> SSH password logins are just as safe. 20 characters gives a strong
> password for use on trusted machines. There is no need to worry about
> it being stolen because it is in your memory,
I think SSH keys are safer, cause there is no password at all that can be
brute forced. Okay, one can try to guess the key, but try that with a 4096 bit
key.
Anyway, I will unsubscribe now.
Staying on this list has not been beneficial for me.
The amount of traffic on this list, that is not related to Debian or is
bickering like this is soo high that I find it too time consuming to find out
the rare gems of threads where I can still learn something new about Debian or
that I enjoy in engaging and replying to.
Don´t bother to answer. I will likely delete it.
Ciao,
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