calling attention to servers

[bmanning () vacation karoshi com]

  Its a honeypot Chris.... if the goal is to deny intel, don't 
  spraypaint it a neon green.  Camo is much nicer... if that is the
  tactic you wish to take.
 
 
 
> attack away... it's a bit harder to figure out what it is... and bind's
> not exploitable (at least not yet...) so as long as all other things are
> 'ok' I'm just denying intel to the 'enemy'... besides, tcp queries are
> verboten anyway :)
>
> --Chris
>
>
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 bmanning () vacation karoshi com wrote:
>
> >  lets see... (from previous discussions on the usefullness of tweeking
> >  the version)
> >    
> >    wearing my blackhat, i have to decide which system is worthty
> >    of my talents... which one should I pick?
> >
> >    version "bad-ass-bind";         
> >    -or-
> >    version "9.1.0"
> >
> >  of course I could be running 4.8.1 and simply recompile so it _reports_
> >  a bogus version but the profile of a 9.1.0 code base is -very- distinct
> >  from a 4.8.1 code base... esp on replies to queries.
> >
> >  Pick your targets carefully.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Why not jus return some 'bogus' version ??? like this option allows:
> > >
> > > version "bad-ass-bind";
> > >
> > > :)
> > > > --Chris
> > > >
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