Sandal6823@sh.itjust.works to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoWhy disable ssh login with root on a server if I only log in with keys, not password?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareWhy disable ssh login with root on a server if I only log in with keys, not password?Sandal6823@sh.itjust.works to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
On a server I have a public key auth only for root account. Is there any point of logging in with a different account?
minus-squareShortN0te@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoNo you can alias that command and hijack the password promt via bashrc and then you have the root password as soon as the user enters it.
minus-squaremiss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoAs root: # chattr +i /home/ShortN0te/.bashrc Anything else?
minus-squareShortN0te@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThere are many ways to harden against it, but “just disable root auth” is not really it, since it in itself does not add much.
No you can alias that command and hijack the password promt via bashrc and then you have the root password as soon as the user enters it.
As root:
Anything else?
There are many ways to harden against it, but “just disable root auth” is not really it, since it in itself does not add much.