Comment by rkangel

But you're missing half of the value of the interaction.

Generally when I'm asking this question, it's not because I have any expectation that they should have used sshd, it's because I want to understand the design tradeoffs that led to building X alternative. It's a learning exercise for me.

If I'm chatting to the Nobel Prize winner in not using sshd, I want to learn something from them, but if I'm not careful I come across as sounding like I disagree with them (I personally tend towards the 'three sentences of pre-amble' approach).