Re^2: How to connect to unix machine from Windows and execute command

AFAIK you will need to either find a suitable "server" software package to install on each Windows host,

Why would he need to install server packages on windows, when he want to connect from Windows to *nix?

if someone finds the password or keys they will have the same access as you do.

Que? Is there any solution -- to any security problem -- that remains secure if you give away the passwords and keys?

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Re^3: How to connect to unix machine from Windows and execute command by FloydATC (Deacon) on Sep 26, 2012 at 02:38 UTC
Read the question a little too fast, sorry. The general security issue of passwords and keys being available to a script still holds though. Between Windows hosts there are systems already in place to facilitate authorization/authentication that's usually secure enough. Not so if you hack together a script for doing stuff cross-platform, without a firm understanding of the risks. I'm sure you're well aware but everyone else isn't. -- Time flies when you don't know what you're doing	[reply]

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Re^3: How to connect to unix machine from Windows and execute command
by FloydATC (Deacon) on Sep 26, 2012 at 02:38 UTC

The general security issue of passwords and keys being available to a script still holds though. Between Windows hosts there are systems already in place to facilitate authorization/authentication that's usually secure enough.

Not so if you hack together a script for doing stuff cross-platform, without a firm understanding of the risks. I'm sure you're well aware but everyone else isn't.

-- Time flies when you don't know what you're doing

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