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bug#18967: Tramp disables important SSH security features


From: Daniel Colascione
Subject: bug#18967: Tramp disables important SSH security features
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:47:40 +0000
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Tramp disables SSH host key checks by setting
GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null, UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null, and
StrictHostKeyChecking=no in its default method configuration. These
settings allow attackers to intercept connections to remote hosts, sniff
passwords, and cause other mischief. I don't think we should ship an
insecure configuration.

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