On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:39:35 +0000 Andy Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 06:04:13PM +0100, Joe wrote: > > I was going to add that the default sshd installation does leave it > > open to brute-force password attacks. > > sshd is not installed by default though. > > It would seem to have been installed by the OP, wittingly or otherwise. I suspect, coming from Windows, he will not know the necessity of removing password authentication, and nor would most new users. He acknowledges that it is a security risk. -- Joe
