Re: encrypting authentication vs payload

> At work we'd like to rdist over ssh, but since clearly the data is

Phil,

With SSH2, as the protocol is defined, if encryption is turned off, the username and password are sent in the clear.

With public key authentication, the username will be sent in the clear, but your private key is never sent on the wire. So, this may be an alternative for you.

I'm pretty sure OpenSSH doesn't support encryption none. Some of the commercial vendors include VanDyke allow you to enable encryption none.

Jeff P. Van Dyke
jpv@vandyke.com
www.vandyke.com Received on Wed Jun 11 12:01:44 2003