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InaVirtualGhetto

2004-01-02, 08:08 AM
which is safer? ssh or telnet? which is encrypted? which is more vulnerable to attacks?

Oroshi

2004-01-02, 11:30 AM
ssh is more secure than telnet.

anyweb

2004-01-02, 03:09 PM

telnet is plain text (ascii) so can be sniffed,

 

always use SSH if you can

 

cheers

 

anyweb

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