[PLUG] remote ssh and nat

[Carla Schroder]

On Sunday 12 March 2006 19:46, Elliott Mitchell wrote:
> > SSH tunneling is simpler to use, but it has its drawbacks. This gives you
> > end-to-end encryption, more control, and I think more security,
> > especially if you need to keep a tight rein on users.
>
> SSH tunneling also gives you end-to-end security

Actually, it doesn't. To give an example, if you fetch your mail with an SSH 
tunnel, traffic between the remote SSH server and the mail server will be 
transmitted in the clear. This is a nice in-depth article:

http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1816

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