On 8/1/05, Aylesworth Marc A Ctr AFRL/IFSE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That makes the security stronger, it all depends how secure the system needs > to be. The subject is relative to where the computer is, the information on > it and other security measures taken. The person that is connected to a > system that has good security from threats does not need security as strong > as a system that has a direct connection to the internet. Same as tunneling > through secure transport mechanism, such as SSH and tcpwrappers. The measure > of security needed for a computer should be "If my personal information is > on here do I feel safe". There is no silver bullet for security only > calculated risk. Try to put as many layers as you can and it will make it > harder for anyone to break into. It is similar to a door. You put two locks > in it with different keys and types and it makes it harder to break in.
Ok here goes the security arguement ;) I believe security is always an issue and if you do it with modern technologies then you will have less hassle in the long run (also with the installation). The reason why I'm opting strongly for pgp and OpenSSH is because it is commenly used to sync servers and Software. Also gpg is as secure as you can get for an avarege user at the moment (in terms of hassle of the installation). The whole source code management (SCM) of the Linux kernel builds on Rsync and gpg (speaking of git/cogito). For me OpenSSH and GPG is just in there with the core users, and my guess is it will be in there for a long time; plus the core users do care about security. For me the Kernel users have similar syncing requirements as the OpenVista Users. Both sync thier boxes with software and data over the local networks and over the internet. I guess in the long run as GPG evolves it will also become even more secure. If we find out that GPG and OpenSSH are not enough we can always add an extra layer. But lets just get GPG and OpenSSH in there _right_from_the_beginning. Thanks Zeno ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
