>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lawson, Jim >Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2003 8:39 PM >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: RE: [expert] Password Question > > >Anne it is from a secruity postion. I want to find out ow much more secure >Linux is than windows. >
Well that is easy... 1. A file in linux is not executable until you tell it its executable. A file in Doze IS exectuable by virtue of having an executable extension. (.bat, .com, .exe etc). 2. In windows, everyone is the administrator, so anyone can totally trash the system. In Linux, everyone is a user, so can only trash their own user space. 3. literally thousands of virus's/worms/trojans have been written for windows. Literally a tiny handful of test virus/worms have been written for linux. 4. Windoze is all open from scratch, and its up to the user to tighten it up. Linux is by default much tighter then windows, and its easy to tighten it up more. (for example with msec on mandrkae.) As for the password issue, win95 provides practically no password protection at all, and what little it does provide is easy enough to circumvent. NT/2000/XP/2003 are much better in that regard, but a ton of flaws have been found to get around them as well. (for one thing, apparently you can use a win2000 CD to access XP partition. So, take your pick.. hundreds of government bodies that are switching to linux en mass after years of windows dominance is a telling indicator of where their faith is.. Having said that, If you take a winXP or 2000 system, fully patch it.. get rid of IIS, IE and outlook Express. (replace with apache and mozilla browser and mozilla mail for windows respectively) and run a firewall and antivir program or two would be pretty secure comparitively as well. Still not as tight as a well concieved linux install, but pretty good none the less. But we are a linux list so I will not push you in that direction. Also, keep in mind that the M$ version will cost you a whole heap more. regards Franki
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