On 8/19/2016 8:05 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 07:41:56AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
[...]
As I had said in last paragraph of
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/08/msg00609.html :
"Why would I be interested in ssh as both machines are sitting on my
desk and _neither_ will be connected to the internet when ethernet
connection is live?"
Because your newest IOT lightbulb[1] or other gadget[2] is spying on
you?
Of course you may have reasons to "go simple", especially on setup,
and/or under controlled conditions; especially if you're connecting
the two boxes via one cable as has been sugested in this (monster)
thread several times, you're entitled to be somewhat secure.
But dividing the world in "insecure outside, secure inside, and at
the perimeter, the firewall takes care of things" is a pretty
outdated way of thinking. Better use secure protocols inside your
network. You never know what your network printer is doing, there
beneath the desk.
[1] <https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/40397.html>
[2]
<https://news.slashdot.org/story/16/08/18/2231244/smart-electrical-socket-leaks-your-email-address-can-launch-ddos-attacks>
Regards
*ROFL* <GRIN>
My subject line is "A minimalist network" !
The exhaustive all inclusive description of *MY* network is "A
Lenovo T43 running WinXP Pro SP3 connected by a short Ethernet
cable to a Lenovo R61 running experimental configurations of
Debian Jessie (Mate desktop)." ;]!
