Tell me, how is ssh from box A to box B, when both boxes are connected
isolated from any other systems, via a crossover cable, more secure
than telnet ?
This is how:
Any implementation such as this will be short-lived in the real world. It
will be approximately 2 weeks before a new netscreen firewall shows up, an
off-shore development shop gets vpn'd in, or a hot new 802.11b card slapped
into a slot somewhere. In the real world, when the effort/cost is
negligible, it pays to standardize on secure protocols *before* you look up
and someone has moved the cheese.
To spout out silly non-existent scenarios lends nothing to any discussion
of risk management.