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: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > To: security@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: bsd securelevels... > Cc: > Date: 06/14/98, 19:16:47 > > > > 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... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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