While I agree with David that NT can be, when configured properly, a highly
secure server. I must disagree with his assessment that current Mac servers
have their own "gross security holes."
>From a security standpoint, the Mac OS is the most secure OS there is.
That's been proven time and time again. And it's not a matter of not enough
hackers going after the Mac to find exploits. There is, in fact, a rather
significant mac-focused hacker/cracker community. There are all kinds of
exploits easily obtainable on the Net for third-party software that run on
Mac servers and Mac desktops. There are not, however, any exploits (at
least none that I've ever found or read about) that attack the Mac OS itself
(or any Apply supplied component).
Of course, OS X could be a completely different story.
The main problem with the current MacOS, as I see it, is that as a server
platform, it just can't compare with NT or Unix for database tools. The
available databases just can't compare to even Access, let alone SQL Server,
Oracle, et al. (Oracle used to produce an RDMS for Mac, but that has been
out of production for at least 2 years.) FileMaker and Lasso just can't
compare to Access and Cold Fusion. That's why I made the switch.
Now, a combination of OS X and Web Objects could greatly enhance Apple's
standing in the Web/database enabled serving end of the industry. The big
question, still, is, will OS X be as secure as previous Mac OSes? If it is,
from a purely technological standpoint, the platform would be a major
player. Whether it could grab enough marketshare to be a factor is another
thing. But the software/hardware combination will be hard to beat (based on
Apple's current track record).
Cold Fusion programmers should take note.
H.
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> > The Mac is dead as a server platform? While obviously not as
> > popular as NT/2000, Mac servers suffer none of the gross
> > security holes that NT/2000 has. Remember that the US Army
> > has decided to move towards the Mac web server system for
> > those same reasons.
>
> Mac servers don't have the gross security holes that NT/2K have; they have
> a
> completely different set, and if the Mac becomes as popular a server
> platform as NT, those holes will get to see the light of day. From a
> server
> standpoint, NT is securable - you can make NT as secure if you know how.
> Most of the "gross security holes" are simply sample files or
> unnecessarily
> installed features; following the IIS security process as outlined by
> Microsoft, with the addition of a bit of common sense, allows you to
> secure
> your web servers.
>
> The problem with NT isn't really NT itself, it's that NT is so easy to
> use,
> that you can run NT with its default options without knowing much about
> what's going on. You can't do that with Unix. Secure NT servers require
> competent NT administrators.
>
> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
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