Accessing Computer

Bill Moran wmoran at potentialtech.com
Fri Jan 8 13:12:31 UTC 2010


In response to Carmel <carmel_ny at hotmail.com>:

> Assume three computers.
> 
> Computer 1 runs Windows with Putty installed
> Computer 2 & 3 run FreeBSD
> 
> Computer 1 runs Putty and creates a key that is installed on computer 2.
> Computer 2 has a key that is installed on computer 3.
> 
> If someone were to use computer 1 via Putty to access computer 2, would
> they then be able to access computer 3? If so, how could I prevent it
> from happening?

You could prevent ssh connections from 2 -> 3 on port 22 via firewall.

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