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Re:PhpMyAdmin Turns 15 by snowwrestler on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @01:19PM (#6361439)
It is less flexible, but it is more secure than using public key authentication by itself (public key auth can be used in conjunction with an IP whitelist).
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Re:PhpMyAdmin Turns 15 by gonnakillme on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @02:11PM (#6361824)
I'm not sure an IP whitelist gives you anything -- it provides a handy mechanism for escalating privileges, both for intrusions on a machine at the "known-good" IP and for unintended network access in general.
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Re:PhpMyAdmin Turns 15 by superuser2 on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @10:51PM (#6365203)
Um. No. Bouncing traffic through one device out of probably many at your house (when's the last time you updated the firmware on your TV? Your router?) is a lot more feasible than breaking public key encryption.
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