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by **tony_barr..** » Thu, 02 Nov 2000 18:15:09

Hi List,
Can someone advise on whether apache-SSL, when installed on a *nix
machine, will allow clients to log onto the *nix boxes in a secure
manner.
I've given Open-SSL with putty clients a try, and it seems fine except
no-one seems interested in deploying/using it. Using it that is , as an
alternative to telnet, for text based vi-sessions and unencrypted X-
sessions.
I was wondering though, if these faint-hearted peeps might be more
enthused by a SSL web-based session.
The only problem is I don't have an idea on how to do this.

Anyone?

TIA

Tony

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by **Dan Wilg** » Thu, 02 Nov 2000 23:20:36

> Hi List,
> Can someone advise on whether apache-SSL, when installed on a *nix
> machine, will allow clients to log onto the *nix boxes in a secure
> manner.
> I've given Open-SSL with putty clients a try, and it seems fine except
> no-one seems interested in deploying/using it. Using it that is , as an
> alternative to telnet, for text based vi-sessions and unencrypted X-
> sessions.

IMHO, you're going about this the wrong way. SSL is a protocol designed to be
used with Web browsers, end of story. If you want a secure version of telnet,
use SSH.

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by **tony_barr..** » Fri, 03 Nov 2000 00:07:53

Well I already knew that SSL was intended for use for web browsers, and
also that ssh is kewl for secure telnet.
I guess I should rephrase my question:
Is there any way of using a ssl compliant web-browser to run secure
telnet, transparently to users, to a *nix server?
It would, I do assure you, be potentially usefull round these here
parts....

> > Hi List,
> > Can someone advise on whether apache-SSL, when installed on a *nix
> > machine, will allow clients to log onto the *nix boxes in a secure
> > manner.
> > I've given Open-SSL with putty clients a try, and it seems fine
except
> > no-one seems interested in deploying/using it. Using it that is ,
as an
> > alternative to telnet, for text based vi-sessions and unencrypted X-
> > sessions.

> IMHO, you're going about this the wrong way. SSL is a protocol
designed to be
> used with Web browsers, end of story. If you want a secure version of
telnet,
> use SSH.

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by **Miguel Cr** » Fri, 03 Nov 2000 03:33:29

> Well I already knew that SSL was intended for use for web browsers, and
> also that ssh is kewl for secure telnet.
> I guess I should rephrase my question:
> Is there any way of using a ssl compliant web-browser to run secure
> telnet, transparently to users, to a *nix server?

I have seen a Java SSH client that worked in web browser windows. Search on
www.freshmeat.net and you should be able to track it down.

Obviously, though, the easiest way to get people to switch from telnet to
SSH is to simply disable telnetd.

miguel

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