Re: Trusting localhost?

From: Justin Pryzby (justinpryzby_at_users.sf.net)
Date: 07/28/03

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    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:37:16 -0700
To: secprog@securityfocus.com

    Apparently 0.0.0.0 as well.
    Justin
    On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 09:34:03PM +0000, Gerard Vignes wrote:
    >
    > Just remember that there are at least 3 ways to reference a local host:
    > 127.0.0.1
    > localhost
    > machinename
    > These methods have different security implications.

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