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RE: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems?
From: "Deepak Jain" <deepak () ai net>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 16:31:47 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu]On Behalf Of David Ulevitch Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:36 AM To: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu Cc: nanog () merit edu Subject: Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? [deleted] As to being immune to exploits I fail to see how. An exploit is an exploit -- it doesn't need to give you a root shell to accomplish a goal of crashing the packet filter. I'm more than happy to be proven wrong though, when is there a time when a pseudo-halted system is "more secure"? -davidu ---- EXACTLY! Vulnerabilities [especially in socket functions (you still *are* running a routing protocol right?)] can cause arbitrary code to execute irrespective of your current run level. Most people would agree that having to reboot the machine to change/check/edit anything is an unacceptable scenario. Further, how do you filter an attack in real-time? Deepak Jain AiNET
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- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems?, (continued)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? E.B. Dreger (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Steven J. Sobol (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Dave Israel (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? E.B. Dreger (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Dan Hollis (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Steven J. Sobol (May 23)
- Linux firewalling (Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems?) E.B. Dreger (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Valdis . Kletnieks (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? E.B. Dreger (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? David Ulevitch (May 23)
- RE: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Deepak Jain (May 24)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Daryl G. Jurbala (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Neil J. McRae (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Nathan Stratton (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Neil J. McRae (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Nathan Stratton (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Scott Granados (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Anthony D Cennami (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Randy Bush (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? E.B. Dreger (May 23)
- Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? Brian (May 23)