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Mount Remote Filesystems via SSH

Posted by michael on from the just-because-you-can dept.

eval writes "Ever wanted secure access to your files at work or school, but didn't have the necessary permissions or were thwarted by a firewall that allowed ssh access only? The SHFS kernel module allows you to mount directories from machines to which you have shell access. File operations are executed as shell commands on the server via SSH (or rsh). Caching keeps it reasonably fast, and remote commands are optimized based on the server's OS."

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  1. LUFS by zsmooth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    LUFS has done this for more than a year, and not just through ssh. I use it all the time and it works great.

  2. hack? by SHEENmaster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you had enough computing power to run the Matrix, you could sure as hell break a little 128 bit key.

    Anyone needed crypto that can stand up to that should look into FlameCrypt 5. It is nearly complete; I'm using a 512 megabyte key in Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows with perfect MD5 matches. It's faster than other cryptographic methods. Pre-orders will be taken soon (15 days or so).

    A FlameCrypt5 shell server is under consideration; it would most likely be a free upgrade.

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