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Ask HN: pros+cons of private key root ssh logins
4 points by mooism2 on Aug 9, 2011 | hide | past | favorite
What are the security pros and cons of

(a) disallowing root logins over ssh; requiring the use of su or sudo to acquire root privileges

(b) not installing su or sudo; allowing root to login over ssh by private key only; that private key not being held indefinitely in a ssh agent but loaded temporarily when needed

?



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