The client-server protocol for conserver
requires the user of the console client to
enter a password. This password is passed across the net in
cleartext! This means
conserver is not really suitable for use
across untrusted networks (such as the Internet). Use of conserver-only
passwords (in the conserver.passwd
file) slightly
mitigate this problem, but anyone sniffing a
conserver connection can
easily get console access, and from there prang your machine using the
console break sequence. For operating across the Internet, use
something secure like SSH to log into to the
server machine, and run the console client there.
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