Re: **Secure** Ftp server

phn_at_icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:48:03 +0000 (UTC)

Mike <honey@michaelmoyse.co.uk> wrote:
> phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu wrote:

>> Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
% stuff removed to focus on one question %%

>> True. But i Can read, cert is one place to read about windows broken
>> security, securityfocus another.

> http://www.openbsd.org/security.html Is fun to read as well. Lets face
> it, all operating systems have vulnerabilities and the biggest one is
> the guy on the keyboard and his knowledge of security and the O/S he is
> using. Then we are back on the TCO argument again.

The refenrence to openbsd is interesting. There has not (to my knowledge)
been a single break-in in an openbsd running default installation.

There has been applications ( which you have to start first) that had
holes, there has been a number of problems with local stuff ( where
one must create a running process first in order to exploit).

The application we are discussing, a simple ftp server would
not be part of any of these problems. In fact one could use
a 2.2 release ( 8 years old) and still be safe.

Compare that to the track record of MS. Then compare the price
difference, easiness of install and amount of work needed to
keep the machine running.

How many many cancelled ms-licenses is needed to hire one good admin ?

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