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Re: RHEL 5: security of a default install and hardening

From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:29:30 +0100

On 2008-02-06 Erling Ringen Elvsrud wrote:

Do you think removing or removing execute permissions for all users
(using a special group like wheel) for netstat) will increase the
security of a system noteably?

No.

- "verify that the permissions of /etc/services are 600". Unless
customized, this file is public information avaliable from IANA. Is it
really worth breaking standard unix/linux behaviour to alter
permissions of this file?


No.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
-- 
"All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches
becoming available."
--Jason Coombs on Bugtraq

Current thread:

RHEL 5: security of a default install and hardening Erling Ringen Elvsrud (Feb 06)
- Re: RHEL 5: security of a default install and hardening Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Feb 06)
- Re: RHEL 5: security of a default install and hardening Mike Harlan (Feb 07)
- RE: RHEL 5: security of a default install and hardening jmacaranas (Feb 07)