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Secure POP and SMTP Email via SSH (final update)
Authored by: breen on Jul 23, '03 12:31:35PM

A warning of sorts here: I just read a story in this morning's paper (no link, sorry) about some lowlife who managed to install a keystroke logger on several public terminals at Kinko's. He was able to profit from knowing people's passwords.

If you're logging in, even over ssh, with a password you're vulnerable to this.

Consider setting up an ssh public key and storing it on one of those mini-USB disks (I think I got the idea from a posting here!) and using that to log in. It's not completely portable, but better than risking your passwords.

[Note to self: remember to take the damn USB thingie with you!]

Breen



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