IT security people sleep well

Fri Jun 4 02:33:29 UTC 2004

> The part about Telnet is truly scary...   Among people who have "clue", 
> the biggest reason I have heard to continue running ssh1 is for 
> emergency access via hand-held smartphones or other pocket sized 
> devices.  The Handspring Treo 180 and similar keyboarded cellphone-pda 
> devices don't have the CPU power necessary for a SSH2 key exchange, 
> unless I'm drastically mistaken about the FPU abilities of a 33 MHz 
> Motorola Dragonball...

I've heard there's an SSH2 client for the Treo.
Ah, here it is: http://sealiesoftware.com/pssh/

The Danger Sidekick can do SSH2 with "Terminal Monkey" which was free up 
until recently. :) It's fun, but kind of hard to get any real work done 
with the tiny screen.

-Jonathan