RE: sshd_config 1.35 commit

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dag-Erling Smørgrav
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:44 AM
> To: Mike Jakubik
> Cc: current_at_freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: sshd_config 1.35 commit
> 
> "Mike Jakubik" <mikej_at_rogers.com> writes:
> > 	I have built world recently, only to find out I cant 
> log into my 
> > server via ssh anymore. Am I the only one that thinks disabling 
> > password authentication in default sshd is a stupid idea?
> 
> Yes.  Password authentication allows the client to circumvent 
> PAM policies.  If your client doesn't support 
> keyboard-interactive, get a better client (hint: putty).
> 
> DES

When choosing ssh v2 and keyboard-interactive authentication in SecureCRT I
have to enter the password twice (it doesn’t work the first time) and I can
not save the password. You think this is better than the old behavior? What
better ssh software is there than SecureCRT? I don’t like putty. I'm not
going to memorize all my clients logins, and waste time typing them in. It’s
a pain in the ass and a waste of time. How come this PAM circumvention
wasn’t a problem before? We've always been using password logins.