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Re:FreeBSD deprecates all r-cmds (rcp, rlogin, etc.) by richardwhiuk on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @11:06AM (#14702950)
No. You can't use rlogin on a 802.1X network or a red/black network. Passwords are transmitted in plain text, which means any other terminal on the network can sniff the password.
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Re:FreeBSD deprecates all r-cmds (rcp, rlogin, etc.) by peterwwillis on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @11:36AM (#14703232)
Red networks are intended for classified plaintext, by definition...
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Re:FreeBSD deprecates all r-cmds (rcp, rlogin, etc.) by richardwhiuk on Sunday July 16, 2017 @05:01AM (#14781197)
Passwords aren't classified plain text, they are authentication details and should be handled differently.
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