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Re: Security through obscurity, etc.

From: iceman () MBnet MB CA (Oliver Friedrichs)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 15:21:52 -0600 (CST)


On Tue, 13 Dec 1994, Leo Bicknell wrote:

      It doesn't matter if 1 in 10, or 10 in 10 can get into your
site as root.  One person with root access, can, in one command
obliterate everything on your system.


I've taken this to email..

- Oliver

Current thread:

Re: Security through obscurity, etc. Jason Matthews (Dec 12)
- Re: Security through obscurity, etc. jsz (Dec 12)
  - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. Jason Matthews (Dec 12)
    - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. jsz (Dec 13)
  - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. joshua geller (Dec 13)
  - No more religious wars please! (was Re: Security through obscurity, Christopher Samuel (Dec 13)
  - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. James M. Chacon (Dec 13)
    - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. Oliver Friedrichs (Dec 13)
    - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. Leo Bicknell (Dec 13)
    - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. Oliver Friedrichs (Dec 13)
    - Re: Security through obscurity, etc. Jim Littlefield (Dec 14)
  - Re: this is interesting... Paul 'Shag' Walmsley (Dec 13)
- Re: Security through obscurity, etc. David Miller (Dec 13)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Security through obscurity, etc. Richard Forno (Dec 12)
- Re: Security through obscurity, etc. der Mouse (Dec 16)