On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Adir Abraham wrote: > > So you're saying: fine! Let's install a system that can be eventually > > exploited for crackers to gain access on the machine and do all kinds of > > I'm the last person who says that. I say that we should give them a > flexible machine, with simple security tweaks. Afterwards, we shall let > them choose what they wish to do with it, at home (every case is > personal, after all). You can't close their computer to the rest of the world, > and let them think that "Linux doesn't work in the Internet". However, you may > tell them that their computer is vulnerable and they should do more (reading, > checking, maybe even use some auto-configuration scripts...) in order to > protect their systems. I'll try to give some of these concepts in my SiL > lecture, btw. > > You also can't really defend them against crackers (unless you want to > visit them on a daily basis and update their system every day). They > should do so themselves, if they want (with Gentoo I would simply tell > them to emerge world, but let's leave that aside ;). >
If we install the system sensibly, and close all incoming ports (maybe except ssh) we solve most of the vulnerability problems, even if people don't upgrade thier systems. Alon -- This message was sent by Alon Altman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ICQ:1366540 GPG public key at http://alon.wox.org/pubkey.txt Key fingerprint = A670 6C81 19D3 3773 3627 DE14 B44A 50A3 FE06 7F24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=[ Random Fortune ]=- CONGRATULATIONS! Now should I make thinly veiled comments about DIGNITY, self-esteem and finding TRUE FUN in your RIGHT VENTRICLE?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
