Civileme wrote:
>
> As you mentioned, it is OT. There are even worse problems on the box, though.
>Remember,
> those of us who migrated, how you were asked if you wanted the dialer to remember
>your
> password? Those of you already canny about security said "No" and Windows stored it
> (unencrypted) anyway, but simply didn't link to it.
>
> But we're on Linux here and it takes quite something to get through the security
>even when
> passwords are known. The "You crack it, you keep it." contest LinuxPPC ran included
>as
> starting information the root password for their machine. No one broke it, and the
>prize is
> unclaimed.
That machine was also run by an extremely security conscious system
administrator. Anyone want to proffer up their machine for the beating
that one took? You have to be damn sure of your skills in securing a
machine (and the attached network) to taunt the world like that.
Thanks but no thanks...
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corp.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
