Re: SATAN .deb?

1998-10-18 Thread Bill Wohler
Thomas Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it's an essential admin tool for checking your setup. This is the reason why it shouldn't be prepackaged. I really can't imagine anybody concerned about security trusting a prepackaged security scanner. Wow, I guess we shouldn't be prepackaging the

RE: SATAN .deb?

1998-10-18 Thread Walter L. Preuninger II
PROTECTED]; Debian User Subject: Re: SATAN .deb? Thomas Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it's an essential admin tool for checking your setup. This is the reason why it shouldn't be prepackaged. I really can't imagine anybody concerned about security trusting a prepackaged security

Re: SATAN .deb?

1998-10-16 Thread Thomas Adams
At 14:16 Uhr +0100 15.10.1998, M.C. Vernon wrote: it's an essential admin tool for checking your setup. This is the reason why it shouldn't be prepackaged. I really can't imagine anybody concerned about security trusting a prepackaged security scanner. Personally, I wouldn't. That's perhaps

SATAN .deb?

1998-10-15 Thread M.C. Vernon
Dear all, Has anyone packaged this yet? If not then IMHO it should be done - it's an essential admin tool for checking your setup. Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support

Re: SATAN .deb?

1998-10-15 Thread Colin Telmer
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, M.C. Vernon wrote: Dear all, Has anyone packaged this yet? If not then IMHO it should be done - it's an essential admin tool for checking your setup. Unfortunately it is also quite a nasty package for checking someone else's setup:) I myself agree with you but

Re: SATAN .deb?

1998-10-15 Thread Joey Hess
Colin Telmer wrote: Unfortunately it is also quite a nasty package for checking someone else's setup:) I myself agree with you but anytime I have brought it up elsewhere, there is definitely divided opinion on the package. Anyway, this question might be better suited for debian-devel. Cheers.

Re: SATAN .deb?

1998-10-15 Thread Jozef Skvarcek
There is one reason not to use packaged satan. .deb package contains binaries, those can include Troyan horses etc. Sure I trust debian developers, but when using satan or some different security auditing application I want to compile the binary for myself from pristine sources. Jozef Skvarcek

SATAN deb?

1998-09-30 Thread Max
Does anyone know the reason why SATAN is not available as a deb package, even in the contrib or non-free sections? Has anyone been able to find it as an RPM? Thanks, Max