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RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security
From: "Curt Purdy" <purdy () tecman com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:51:49 -0500
I have never heard of a Linux vendor saying that Linux is"secure out of thebox."More than enough people assert that Linux is secure. Just enter "Linux is secure" in Google and you see what I mean: http://www.linuxunlimited.com/why-linux.htm ``Properly configured and maintained, Linux is one of the most secure operating systems available today.''
<snip> The key words here are "properly configured". One of the folowing links talked about the model being based on UNIX, true but the implementation is quite different. Take FreeBSD 5.1, though more solid than any first release of Linux, it is still referred to as a "New Technology Release" basically synonymous with beta. There "Production" release is 4.8 that I have on some of our servers (not running a gui). I have 5.1 as well as Linux on workstations. Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA Information Security Engineer DP Solutions ---------------------------------------- If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What's more, you deserve to be hacked. -- White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: Linux (in)security Schmehl, Paul L (Oct 22)
- Re: RE: Linux (in)security Thomas Binder (Oct 22)
- RE: RE: Linux (in)security Edward W. Ray (Oct 22)
- RE: RE: Linux (in)security Arcturus (Oct 22)
- Re: RE: Linux (in)security Jeremiah Cornelius (Oct 22)
- Re: RE: Linux (in)security Mr. Rufus Faloofus (Oct 22)
- Re: RE: Linux (in)security Peter Busser (Oct 22)
- Re: RE: Linux (in)security Cael Abal (Oct 22)
- Re: RE: Linux (in)security Peter Busser (Oct 23)
- RE: RE: Linux (in)security Edward W. Ray (Oct 22)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Curt Purdy (Oct 22)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Michal Zalewski (Oct 22)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Ron DuFresne (Oct 23)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Curt Purdy (Oct 23)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Michal Zalewski (Oct 23)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Ron DuFresne (Oct 23)
- Re: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security William Warren (Oct 23)
- Re: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Ron DuFresne (Oct 24)
- Re: RE: Linux (in)security Thomas Binder (Oct 22)
- Re: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Jeremiah Cornelius (Oct 23)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Paul Schmehl (Oct 23)
- RE: [inbox] Re: RE: Linux (in)security Andy Wood (Oct 23)