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On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 07:57 +0000, Gordon Henderson wrote: > I really wish I could turn encryption off on ssh > (scp/rsync) data sometimes, but still leave the encrypted part of the > password/key exchange in-place. IIRC this used to be possible with the SSH1 protocol but it was disabled in SSH2 because it was a security risk. I'm not sure if there was a real vulnerability or if it was just perceived as a bad idea to allow this. You can choose to use a less intensive cipher. I believe blowfish is often a good choice over the default. This webpage seems like a good starting point for choosing one http://blog.famzah.net/2010/06/11/openssh-ciphers-performance-benchmark/ Sophos Limited, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, United Kingdom. Company Reg No 2096520. VAT Reg No GB 991 2418 08. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq