On Thu, 24 May 2001, Charles Christopher G Dolera wrote:
>
> >I disagree...
> >If a system is compromised, you should not trust anything on it, even > rpm.
>
> au contraire! That's where your skills come marchin in =D
> fresh installs from your RH CDROM (if you're using RH) including the
> rpm binary would suffice. If you know what you're doing, it would
> be a snap!
>
Perhaps. But note that it doesn't necessarily mean that you have no more
back doors in your system. If you wanna do it this way, be sure to sweep
your system clean of any hidden programs (such as rootshells and packet
sniffers), get everyone using your system to change all their passwords,
and lock or remove any unused accounts. And make sure that all of your
potentially vulnerable packages are replaced by patched versions.
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