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Is it secure to run a ssh client as root?

from [Ondrej.Rajmon] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Is it secure to run a ssh client as root?
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:34:58 +0100 
Hello, 
I have a question that's rather theoretical than technical. I need to forward a 
privileged local port (80). As described in the ssh's manuall page, I need to 
run my ssh client as root. Can you tell me your opinion about security of such 
solution? What's the probability that somebody tries to attack a system thru a 
ssh client and will be succesfull (I mean compared to attacks thru a sshd 
(server) if it makes some differents)? Is such solution advisable for 
communication thru the Internet? 
Ondrej
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