Re: Pro-active Security Software?
From: /dev/rob0 (rob0_at_gmx.co.uk)
Date: 08/06/03
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Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:16:20 -0700
In article <6k_Xa.12116$mZ6.1147@nwrdny02.gnilink.net>,
Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
>>>Out-of-the-box security is a big plus,
>>
>> Few really achieve this AFAIK. Those that do (Red Hat) do it with a
>> brain-dead, totally useless DROP-everything firewall. No matter what, I
>
> I actually wouldn't recommend RedHat for this. The update path is
I really wasn't. I was just trying to make the point that OOTB security
is probably overrated. I remember a frustrating afternoon I spent with a
newbie and a fresh RH 7.1 install ... couldn't ping it, couldn't connect
to ANYTHING it was running. I checked iptables ... nope. Took me 2 hours
to think to check ipchains! (WTF did they stick with ipchains in a
2.4.x-based release?!?)
But hey, it's [mostly] secure OOTB.
> Hell, ever tried to rip all the *GAMES* out of a RedHat system to
> lighten it up? Or all the X/gtk/tk/tcl appliances?
Hahaha, no, I never had the, uh, pleasure. :)
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