> We manage our PM2 mostly via remote telnet and am concerned about the
> "!root" password going over the WAN in the clear. I am unaware of any
> alternatives, such as OTPs or ssh support.
Hmmm... maybe you could telnet in as a NON root user, and
then the default HOST for the NON root telnet user would be the
portmaster itself, then you would log in as root and that way the packet
with the root password in it never leaves the portmaster.
Just a thought.
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