[hobbit] hobbit security transmission

[Hobbit User]

On Tue, November 13, 2007 11:01, Josh Luthman wrote:
> Damn clever idea!  Please let us know if that works or not!
>
> On 11/13/07, nick.nauwelaerts at thomson.com <nick.nauwelaerts at thomson.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Eduard Michels [mailto:emichels at quicksoft.com.br] Sent: Monday,
>> November 12, 2007 14:02 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] hobbit
>> security transmission
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> Is there any way to encrypt data transmitted from the Hobbit Client to
>> the Hobbit Server? Currently, if someone put a sniffer on the network
>> will have access to all information transmitted, as they are in plain
>> text.
>>

Install autossh.  Configure public-private key pairs such that
hobbit at tunnelbox.vak12ed.edu trusts hobbit at hobbit.vak12ed.edu with proper
key.

On Hobbit server hobbit.vak12ed.edu,
autossh -M 64998 -f -f -N -R 127.0.0.234:1984:hobbit.vak12ed.edu:1984 -i
~hobbit/.ssh/id_rsa.flotsam hobbit at tunnelbox.vak12ed.edu

tunnelbox.vak12ed.edu is set up with BBSERVERIP=127.0.0.234, thus reports
over a secure tunnel.