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Re: Vulnerabilites in new laws on computer hacking
From: Casper.Dik () Sun COM
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:12:16 +0100
Perhaps this is beating a dead horse, but could someone explain to me why the addition of a $50 computer found at a garage sale, a $10 NIC, and a $20 switch or hub to any would-be-infosec's arsenal wouldn't suffice for this purpose? We're not trying to brute force 4 kilobit pgpkeys, we're trying to present a host to attack. FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Linux... all free operating systems. Isn't there an x86 version of solaris that's free? $500 computers aren't needed for this testing. I suggest that the necessity for more expensive hardware is the exception, and not the rule. Bochs may not be speedy, but it works.
Shameless plug: All versions of Solaris 10 are free now, both SPARC and x86.
I would also suggest that anyone who finds that money is an obstacle is looking for excuses. I have often found ways to make outdated hardware useful in a variety of situations.
Including hardware left on the curbside. And bear in mind that while people may still be hiring hackers, being employed as a security guard with any type of criminal record is next to impossible as it should be. It is only a matter of time before the computer industry follows suit. Casper
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