[KLUG Members] Re: Best security replacements for telnet & ftp -- OpenSSH Poster?

Bryan J. Smith members@kalamazoolinux.org
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:03:55 -0500


"Bryan J. Smith" wrote:
> FYI ...
> - SSH is the direct replacement for RLOGIN/RSH/REXEC
> - SCP is the direct replacement for RCP
> - SFTP is the direct replacement for SFTP
> By "direct" replacement, I mean you can symlink the latter to the
> former and it will work as the latter.
> Telnet was designed as a "narrowed access" replacement for the
> RLOGIN-series.

Actually, I might be mistaken.  It looks like Telnet is much older
according to this OpenSSH poster:
   http://www.openbsd.org/art/SSHPoster2.jpg

-- Bryan

P.S.  In case you're not getting what the "sheriff" nor what the
"sub" is, that's a "blowfish."

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