Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 11:59:25 -0500 (CDT) From: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: Robert Dodier <dodier@bechtel.Colorado.EDU> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Use of FreeBSD at www.microsoft.com?? Message-ID: <XFMail.980613115925.fpawlak@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: <199806131311.HAA18060@bechtel.Colorado.EDU>
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I suspect that they are using a commercial firewall because they have had a big
cracker problem during that past year or so. If that is the case it is
probably the Trusted Information Systems Gauntlet. The UNIX version of Gauntlet
is based on a hardened version of BSDI. BSDI is a close cousin of FreeBSD.
As to NT and security, that is an oxymoron.
Frank
On 13-Jun-98 Robert Dodier wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Thanks very much for letting me intrude with a random question.
>
> I have read unsupported claims that Microsoft's main web site
> www.microsoft.com is protected by a firewall running FreeBSD --
> the implication being that Win NT lacks security.
>
> If you can confirm this report, I'd much appreciate it.
>
> Regards,
> Robert Dodier
> dodier@colorado.edu
>
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