@[email protected] to [email protected] • edit-27 days agoWhy disable ssh login with root on a server if I only log in with keys, not password?message-square81fedilinkarrow-up197
arrow-up197message-squareWhy disable ssh login with root on a server if I only log in with keys, not password?@[email protected] to [email protected] • edit-27 days agomessage-square81fedilink
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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-27 days agoAs root: # chattr +i /home/ShortN0te/.bashrc Anything else?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 days 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 days ago?? Seriously - if you’re “advising” on linux best practices, get lots of liability insurance.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 days agoSo, you learned about .bashrc today, and you’re now an expert? Perhaps stand down and let the experts have their say.
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.
??
Seriously - if you’re “advising” on linux best practices, get lots of liability insurance.
So, you learned about .bashrc today, and you’re now an expert?
Perhaps stand down and let the experts have their say.