hypnos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I started sshd with the -d (debug) option to try to > figure this out, and I think I have my answer, but I > want to make sure. > > Am I correct in assuming that the encryption between > client/server is started before any exchange of data > takes place? Specifically, I'm wondering if the > username is passed in clear-text or encrypted when > using the -l <username> option to ssh client.
User name and password sent over ssh are encrypted. -- Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com "'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche)