Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 00:35:25 -0800 (PST) From: batie@agora.rdrop.com (Alan Batie) To: taob@io.org (Brian Tao) Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Risk of having bpf0? (was URGENT: Packet sniffer found on my system) Message-ID: <m0vXk8T-0008vkC@agora.rdrop.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961210215417.9494P-100000@nap.io.org> from "Brian Tao" at Dec 10, 96 09:58:09 pm
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> What are people's feelings on enabling devices like bpf or snp > in the kernel on a public server? I've left it out of agora since day one (or near it) for exactly that reason... it makes it difficult to debug slip/ppp connections, but it's rare that packet monitoring is needed for them, and it's not worth the risk. -- Alan Batie ______ batie@agora.rdrop.com \ / Assimilate this! +1 503 452-0960 \ / --Worf, First Contact DE 3C 29 17 C0 49 7A 27 \/ 40 A5 3C 37 4A DA 52 B9 It is my policy to avoid purchase of any products from companies which use unrequested email advertisements or telephone solicitation.
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