> It's still a valid concern. If someone's going to try to break into your > system and do nefarious deeds, you should be trying to make them work for > it as much as possible. > > Physical security standards recommending not leaving toolboxes outside > your backdoor so that a thief won't take your crowbar and pry your > deadbolt lock out of the door jam. If the bastard's going to break in > through the back door, at least make him bring his own tools with him. > > PG
Though I see the point you're making I don't think the analogy translates perfectly--- the 'toolbox' in this case is by nature 'inside the house' ... 'locked up'... where it should be, not 'outside the house'. Could this be a 'best practices' discussion? From that perspective, you certainly don't want to leave extraneous crap lying around your system, for sure, but as Nick pointed out earlier, you don't want to cut off your nose to spite your face... you want to be able to flexibly update your system when security patches are released, otherwise you're 'putting everything inside, locking the door, but leaving all the windows open.' And no, I'm not sure why I'm putting quote marks around all this 'stuff'. It's freaking 'contagious'. 'Dan Farrell' Applied Innovations [EMAIL PROTECTED]
