Date: Mon, 09 Dec 96 14:36:09 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: bmk@pobox.com Cc: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running sendmail non-suid Message-ID: <199612092236.OAA18521@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 09 Dec 96 14:33:29 PST." <199612092233.OAA13422@itchy.atlas.com>
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> > consensus has usually been that this approach is less secure because it is
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > easier to gain access to a user account than root.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> I'm curious as to the reasoning behind this statement. I've heard it
> before but never a full explaination.
NFS! Please see my previous note about this.
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