gabriel rosenkoetter on Mon, 1 Jul 2002 05:20:10 +0200


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Re: [PLUG] log as root or not ?


On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 02:11:51AM -0000, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> Allowing access to your root account through any means other than a 
> good password stored in your head is extremely undesirable.

Um... but PKI is *better* security than a password. (Yes, this is a
proven, mathematical fact, which I hope should be self-evident but
will elaborate if you'd like me to.)

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gabriel rosenkoetter
gr@eclipsed.net

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