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IS now supports SecureCRT as a secure terminal client for
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan McIndoe Hunt)
Tue Oct 15 12:10:20 2002
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Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:08:00 -0400
To: itpartners@MIT.EDU, winpartners@MIT.EDU, sw-release-announce@MIT.EDU
From: Jonathan McIndoe Hunt <jmhunt@MIT.EDU>
Cc: infosys@MIT.EDU, itag@MIT.EDU, security-internal@MIT.EDU
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Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2002
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From: Jonathan McIndoe Hunt <jmhunt@mit.edu>
Cc: infosys@mit.edu, security-internal@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu
Good Afternoon,
Information Systems is pleased to announce support for SecureCRT 3.4.6 as a
secure terminal client. SecureCRT is an SSH terminal client that can be
used like Host Explorer to connect the Athena Dialup machines. SecureCRT
does not work with TN3270, so it cannot be used to connect to MITVMA or MITVMC.
Who should install/upgrade and why?
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If you have been receiving an insecure telnet connections warning and have
not resolved it by using SecureCRT or Host Explorer, then you should
install SecureCRT 3.4.6.
If you have a working secure terminal client such as a previous version of
SecureCRT or Host Explorer, you do not need to install or upgrade.
The Software Release Team plans in the next two months to create a
customized installer for SecureCRT 4.0. The customized installer will
include some pre-configured standard connections, such as
athena.dialup.mit.edu, and will not require the license key information to
be entered manually. If you do not need SecureCRT today, then we recommend
waiting until the customized installer is available.
Notable Feature
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- SSH2 support
Known Issues
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- SecureCRT can be configured to be insecure. If you use the Telnet
protocol, all information you send will be in the clear. Be sure to use
the protocol SSH2.
- License Key data needs to be entered by an Administrator.
Where to get SecureCRT
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SecureCRT and the license key can be downloaded from the MIT Software
Distribution page at: http://web.mit.edu/software/
Please review the documentation for the appropriate settings for SecureCRT at:
http://web.mit.edu/is/help/securecrt
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Computing Help
Desk at:
- email: computing-help@mit.edu
- phone: x3-1102
- web: http://web.mit.edu/helpdesk/
Information Systems thanks the MIT Media Lab for making SecureCRT available
to the MIT Community.
Thanks,
Jon
___________________________________________
Jonathan M. Hunt
Windows Platform Coordinator and Team Leader
Software Release Team
Information Systems
W92-191 x3-0172
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