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kccqzy • today at 1:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I run SSH with password authentication on but the port binds to a ULA address. It’s fine. No need to be so absolutist.


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traceroute66 • today at 2:07 PM

> No need to be so absolutist.

Why not ?

Even if you don't want to go all the way to SSH certificates, SSH public-key authentication is laughably easy to do.

I also don't buy the argument "but its on a ULA address". Attacker's old favourite these days is finding a way in (North–South) and then using that as a stepping stone (East–West). Also the general concept of "lower security is OK because its on the LAN" is so 1997.

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