Security for SSH

Stephen stephen-d-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Fri Jun 10 19:46:43 UTC 2011


On 11-06-10 03:25 PM, Dave Germiquet wrote:
> I know SSH certificates verification is much better than password 
> verification.
>
> However if the password is complex enough, is SSH vulnerable with 
> password verification?
>
Until authentication is complete, there is no encryption.

So you are sending the password unencrypted, and it could be sniffed.

Stephen
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