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Date:      Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:40:51 +0200 (EET)
From:      Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To:        Stephan Holtwisch <sh@rookie.org>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: jail(8) Honeypots
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000625103546.2206X-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
In-Reply-To: <20000625072049.A48985@rookie.org>

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On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Stephan Holtwisch wrote:

> Hello,
> 

[snip]

> I do not know the jail implementation in FreeBSD too well.
> However, to me it seems a very bad idea to run _known_ vulnerable
> software within a jail, since that would mean the jail
> implemenation must not have bugs. You wouldn't run buggy
> software in a chrooted environment either, would you ?
> In addition to this i don't see a real sense to run a 'victim'
> Host as an IDS, where is the purpose of that ?
> It may be fun to watch people trying to mess up your system,
> but most likely you will just catch lots of script kiddies.
> 

The thing is a booby-trap. It is somewhat similar to running a simulated
"buggy" application with the sole puropse of catching the would-be
attackers. 

I'm not sure if and how much it pays in the long run.

> Stephan
> 



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