[olug] SSH question - username encrypted?

thehaas at binary.net thehaas at binary.net
Thu Apr 29 18:19:36 UTC 2004


On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 09:54:13AM -0700, Terry wrote:
> I just ran a sniff and my username was no where to be
> found.  As I undestand, the two machines exchange
> public keys, which sets up the encrypted channel. 
> After that, all communications are encrypted.

But what if you don't have a  public key?  I.e. You ssh into a box you
just got an account on?


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A file that big?
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.




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