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Re: need to force username of cvs 'action' when using shared SSHaccount


From: Greg A. Woods
Subject: Re: need to force username of cvs 'action' when using shared SSHaccount
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 02:08:45 -0400 (EDT)

[ On Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 15:46:50 (-0400), Tim Grotenhuis wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: need to force username of cvs 'action' when using shared 
> SSHaccount
>
> SSH is:
> 
> a. secure through encryption ( cleartexting across the net with pserver is
> inviting disaster)

SSH is TOTALLY _USELESS_ if it's used with a shared account.

There is _NO_ security whatsoever with shared accounts, _especially_
when the goal here is to keep track of who's actually doing what.

-- 
                                                Greg A. Woods

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