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any reason not to run tmux/wemux on a bastion host?

Is there any reason to worry about running tmux/wemux on a bastion host? It seems to me that it would open up vectors to have your terminal sessions hijacked by some locally exploited account on the ...
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What is the actual value of disabling remote root login using ssh?

I have read the answers regarding why you should disable remote root login, but there is something nagging me. Assume this: Scenario 1: Remote server A. Remote root login disabled. Password ...
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Linux forensics questions (ssh config, user activity)

I'm a linux noob and have an assignment I'm a bit stumped on... We're given VirtualBox (vdi) images and raw files for the state of a linux server at 3 different dates. We're supposed to answer: ...
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Using /usr/bin/passwd as login shell

I have a requirement to set up a SSH tunnel between two hosts. SSH server runs on a Linux host, and the SSH client (PuTTY) runs on a Windows host. I have set up a separate user account (say 'tunnel') ...
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Should I change the default SSH port on linux servers?

Is there any advantage in changing the SSH port, I've seen people do that, but I can't seem to find the reason why. If you have a strong password and/or a certificate, is it useful for anything? ...
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What are some steps to take for securing a Linux server that aren't in this list of obvious ones?

Obvious things: Disable root login (rather, don't enable it) Secure SSH (no root login, key auth only, timeout after inactivity, whitelist users who can SSH in, etc.) IP Tables firewall whitelisting ...
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SSH Log: “Accepted password for user…”

I have only port 29999 open for SSH connections. But in the log file I see entries like this: Accepted password for user1 from 190.101.200.100 port 55805 ssh2 saying that a connection was accepted ...
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Why does the OpenSSH client on Mac OS X silently launch an ssh-agent for the user?

I'm confused by the difference in behavior of ssh clients I'm seeing on two different hosts. Just to be clear, this is the scenario: "macbox" OS X using OpenSSH_5.2p1 ssh client "sunbox" Solaris 10 ...
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Can the root of a system access to unencrypted data when using a double tunnel?

I connect to a DMZ gateway system (B) which is not secured. From this machine (B) I can connect to the final destination (C). A-->B-->C I created a ssh tunnel from A to B and forwarding the port 22 ...
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Security Concerns with X11 Forwarding

What are some of the security concerns and reasons either for or against allowing X11 Forwarding. I have generally taken an approach of not allowing it under the blanket guise of security. Recently, ...
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Fail2Ban does not ban failed root login attempt

I have a small server which only open ports are ssh, http and https. I have fail2ban installed and set up so that after 3 failed attempts someone gets blocked for 10 minutes (thats the dafault I ...
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Sudo password when authenticating via passwordless SSH

I've got a few boxes all networked together on Amazon EC2, each of which are in automated communication with each other via SSH (rsync, etc). As such, I've created SSH keys on each of these machines ...
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software to keep a list of IP that try to access ssh over a set of rules and feasibility

i'm interested in software or set of scripts to keep a lists of filtered IP that attempt to brute-force ssh, and to label an IP as brute-forcing i would add some checks like: one attempt to log as ...
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How to use VNC with SSH tunnel - “is this howto secure”?

PC-A: the local machine, from where i want to see the remote machine [Fedora] PC-B: the remote machine, where the vnc server will be [Ubuntu] install a vnc client [from where you want to connect] on ...