Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "W.Kenworthy" <billk@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Protecting my server against an individual
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:58:51
Message-Id: 1152103500.7365.2.camel@bunyip
In Reply to: Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Protecting my server against an individual by jarry@gmx.net
1 and to add another (a biggy!)
2
3 defence in depth: if something goes wrong, its another barrier in the
4 way of the troublemakers. What can go wrong?:
5
6 1. redhat used to install an anonymous ftp server by default (years
7 back). Came in the next morning to the sysadmin swaring about traffic,
8 its the ones you dont know about/and a gig of warez on the drive
9 2. fault finding x problems you set xhost +
10 3. ...
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12 Whilst 1 and 2 (in gentoo anyway) wont trouble you so much these days,
13 its the ones you dont know about/misconfigure that will get you ...
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15 BillK
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19 On Wed, 2006-07-05 at 12:49 +0200, jarry@×××.net wrote:
20 > Alexander Skwar <listen@×××××××××××××××.name> wrote:
21 >
22 > > > you're running a firewall of some kind (and you'd be crazy not to for
23 > > > any publically accessible box),
24 > >
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