Re: why does sshd use name service?

Thank you, Steffen.

On Jun 8, 2007, at 4:36 PM, Steffen Heil wrote:

> Hi
>
>> My question is: Why does sshd need to resolve domain names,
>> if indeed this is what is happening? I am using the default
>> SSH config and logging in via public key authentication
>> (plaintext private key).
>
> Because it is logging WHO tries to login, hence it needs the  
> reverse lookup
> of your ip.
> It might also do some forward lookups for these reverse records and  
> might
> also check against "allowed" domains...
>
>> I am using an IP address for the
>> log-in, rather than a hostname.
>
> This does not matter, the server doesn't see this. If you use a  
> hostname at
> your client, your CLIENT resolves the name and uses the gotten IP  
> as if you
> used that directly.
>
>> The reason I would like to know about this is because I am
>> setting up my firewall, so I would like to know about whether
>> outbound traffic to port 53 is really necessary for SSH to function.
>
> No, it is not. Just search the options and change them.
> However it doesn't hurt also..
>
> Regards,
>   Steffen


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