possible hacking?

[Kent Borg]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 11:02:58AM -0500, Grant M. wrote:
> Kent Borg wrote:
> > On my basement server I have ssh on the regular port, but I use strong
> > passwords.
> 
> We had an issue where we were compromised because of a keylogger on a
> customer's server (we ssh'd into one of our servers from the client
> machine as root, and the password was logged).

I go to great lengths to never type my passwords except on
keyboards/computers I control.  Given that notebook computers can be
small and network connections are commonly available, this is
practical.

-kb, the Kent who is at work, logged into his basement server from his
own notebook.


P.S.  In a pinch it is pretty safe to boot from a Knoppix CD and
look for hardware keyboard loggers.