Re: rlogin

From: mr kay (mrkhairy_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/27/04

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    Date: 26 Oct 2004 18:23:44 -0700

    Opps, sorry. Wrong info! Yes, rlogin=true means that user can remotely
    login the server using telnet, rsh, rlogin and also ssh.

    Second question, yes. Telnet does not provide any protection.

    Sorry, I do get slow and foolish when reading emails in the morning!

    Rgds

    ftengcheng@yahoo.co.uk (TC) wrote in message news:<da9f7573.0410251859.599fd415@posting.google.com>...
    > We are using AIX operating system. I found that users are having
    > attributes of rlogin = true. Also, we noted that users are connected
    > to the host using a terminal emulation software that uses telnet
    > connection. We have only 1 host system. Am I correct to say as
    > below:-
    >
    > 1. Users having attribute of rlogin = true means that they are able to
    > remotely login to the host to perform their duties from their
    > terminals without the need to be stationed in the server room where
    > the host resides.
    > 2. Remote login made via telnet is insecure and has no protection,
    > encryption or any means to protect data, logins, passwords or any
    > activity conducted from being sniffed by people in control of
    > intermediate hosts.
    >
    > When I gave the above scenario to the IT expert in our company and
    > recommended them to have a SSH connection, below is his comments:
    >
    > "When we have successfully logon server A and wish to logon server B
    > without terminating the original logon, then we have to use "rlogin".
    > We are not using this features in our daily operation because we have
    > only one host."
    >
    > I'm confused? Does it mean that in a single host situation, remote
    > terminals (lets say from different floors of the Company) using the
    > telnet session of the terminal emulation software can still access the
    > host even if the rlogin = false? If users can still access the host,
    > are there any risks involved in this situation?
    >
    > Please advice. Thank you.
    >
    > Regards,
    > TC

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