Re: Re: Telnetd Vulnerability Report

[Marco Moock <mm () dorfdsl de>]

On 24.02.2026 05:05 kf503bla () duck com kf503bla () duck com wrote:

> Who uses telnet anyway? It's deprecated. Everyone uses ssh for any
> kind of remote access.

In certain situations telnet is still being used, because it is
supported on a wide range of systems, regardless of key (exchange)
algorithms or hash algorithms.

It can also be used in conjunction with a secured tunnel (e.g. stunnel
or IPsec) to provide a mechanism against eavesdropping.