Re: Hardening NIS+
From: Neil Dickey (neil@geol.niu.edu)Date: 08/09/02
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Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:05:37 -0500 (CDT) From: Neil Dickey <neil@geol.niu.edu> To: jim.small@eds.com, focus-sun@securityfocus.com
"Small, Jim" <jim.small@eds.com> wrote asking:
>Has anyone seen any articles/papers on hardening/locking down NIS+?
Someone will doubtless correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding
that NIS+ is very secure "as is." The only exception arises if it is run
in YP-compatible mode. There are vulnerabilities associated with that,
but we don't do it and I don't recall what they are.
Best regards,
Neil Dickey, Ph.D.
Research Associate/Sysop
Geology Department
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
60115
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