Did I say anything about using passwords for ssh? Again, this has nothing to do with your assertion that using tn3270 over a ssh tunnel would expose the userid and password.
Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http:// <http://dovetail.com>coztoolkit.com PS> I use a ssh key agent on my desktop that is unlocked by a strong password. No passwords are stored in any files. On Wed, Jan 10, 2024, at 7:36 PM, Jon Perryman wrote: > On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:37:11 -0600, Kirk Wolf <k...@coztoolkit.com> wrote: > > > ssh -L 623:127.0.0.1:623 zoshost > >How EXACTLY is your userid and password exposed? > > You example ignores using a script to automate SSH login. There are various > implementations. e.g.sshpass -p !4u2tryhack ssh usern...@host.example.com > > Even IBM tells you how you can use sshpass: > https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/ssh-automation-sshpass > > Realize that it's not just sysadmins using it. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
