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What about rlogin? Isn't the major security vulnerability with it the lack of encryption?
by testvox 9y ago
What about rlogin? Isn't the major security vulnerability with it the lack of encryption?
- mikeash 9y agoOne of rlogin's authentication methods is to have a list of hosts and usernames that are allowed to log in. If you're on the list, you're in. How does it know you're actually using that username? Well, it asks your host, which would definitely never lie.