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Date:      Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:53:24 +1000 (EST)
From:      Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
To:        angelos@dsl.cis.upenn.edu (Angelos D. Keromytis)
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bsd securelevels...
Message-ID:  <199806151053.DAA16267@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <199806142322.TAA26158@adk.gr> from "Angelos D. Keromytis" at Jun 14, 98 07:16:49 pm

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In some mail from Angelos D. Keromytis, sie said:
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> To: security@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: bsd securelevels...
> Cc:
> Date: 06/14/98, 19:16:47
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> > 1) do they noticably improve security? 2) can we replace them with
> > something better? The answer to both questions is yes.
> 
> The answer to (1) is yes only as long as people are using
> securelevels. My feeling is that pretty much noone is using them,
> because they are viewed (rightfully, IMO) as being both too twisted
> and not secure enough to justify setting them.

I imagine any firewall running FreeBSD has it set to > 0...


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