2014-01-28 Jon Danniken <danni...@q.com> > Hello list, > > I recently came across a posting by an individual who got his > Debian machine compromised due to a number of security problems, one of > which was the default installation and running of sshd with > "PermitRootLogin = > Yes". in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. > > So I checked the Debian installation that I put on my laptop a month ago > (from the Wheezy net install CD), and sure enough I had the same > vulnerability > (I fixed it by changing the "PermitRootLogin" value). > > Fortunately I have been running behind my router, and remain unscathed, > but it caused me to wonder what other vulnerabilities are present out of > the box that I need to address, especially if I should take the laptop > out with me and connect to a public network. > > Besides the sshd root login, what else do I need to disable/fix on this > machine? > > Thanks, > > Jon
Use private key authentication ;-) /r
