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...ret option that the client and server would have to proof to know when initiating the Handshake. The Server or client could terminate the connection immediately when the peer does not know the secret. So in case of a security Problem the administrator could set an option for ssh and sshd like LockDownSharedSecret to a random password and share it with other Trustworthy Administrators, who are involved in fixing the problem. My ideas how to use this shared secret: - STEP1 When opening the connection the client needs send the protocol information, a Client-Random string and HASH(Client-Random, Shared-S...

...ret option that the client and server would have to proof to know when initiating the Handshake. The Server or client could terminate the connection immediately when the peer does not know the secret. So in case of a security Problem the administrator could set an option for ssh and sshd like LockDownSharedSecret to a random password and share it with other Trustworthy Administrators, who are involved in fixing the problem. My ideas how to use this shared secret: How is this different to configuring /etc/securetty and tunnelling Telnet over SSH Port Forwarding which I don't recommend BTW? -- Regar...