Re: OS Partitioning and security

phn_at_icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Date: 02/28/04


Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 18:08:09 +0000 (UTC)

Tsvi Gad <tsiky@mail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,

> I am looking for information about the following issue:
> A client I work for is going to use a single hardware for the Development
> and Production servers by using the machine ability of OS Partitioning. It
> means that every OS has its own hardware exept the bus that is common.
> The problem is that for security reasons there is a need to seperate the two
> servers and it also has different sets of data.
> I am sure every vendor will confirm that kind of architecture as safe but my
> guts says otherwise.

> Does anyone have some article or expirience that will support my opinion?

> Regards,

If you use separate servers they will not share security holes. If you
share they will. Simple as that.

> Tsvi Gad

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