TTY1 and pts/1, a little confused.

[altendew]

Hey I have been reading a security book for linux and getting quite confused
in the tty section.
I access my server with a SSH client (Putty). When I login I type in the
command:

root at alpha [/etc]# tty
/dev/pts/1

Now the file /etc/securetty contains this..
#console
#vc/1
#vc/2
#vc/3
#vc/4
#vc/5
#vc/6
#vc/7
#vc/8
#vc/9
#vc/10
#vc/11
tty1
#tty2
#tty3
#tty4
#tty5
#tty6
#tty7
#tty8
#tty9
#tty10
#tty11
#ttyS0

As you can see I have them all commented out besides tty1 because that is
what the book said to-do, what I am confused about is how can i login as
root if pts/1 isnt on the securetty list?

I know I probably have a BAD understanding of this terminal stuff but any
help would be so appreciated.
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