Re: Unix vs. Windows for Security

From: Sunadmin (sunadmin@fuse.net)
Date: 02/18/02 

From: "Sunadmin" <sunadmin@fuse.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 22:44:46 -0500

Unix is a multiuser operating system, so out of the box it is far from
secure.
Unix was designed to allow multiple people and groups to run multiple
programs from the same machine within different shells on the system.
So Unix by default comes with a lot of services enabled, tftp, ftp, telnet,
sendmail just to name a few.

Windows comes with nothing basically. MS has gotten a lot better with Win2k
offering most services now as standards like Unix always has. You still
don't have that multiuser shell ability on Windows you have on Unix. So
unless you take the proper steps to secure Unix it will be less secure then
Windows by default. Only because Windows doesn't really have an offering in
the way of multiuser abilities out of the box. You have to buy seperate
packages and add ons to make it a functional peice of crap:-) ( no bias
here )...

If you do take the proper precautions using products like Secure shell,
tripwire, logchecker, Kerberos etc.. Unix far surpasses Windows security
wise.

Jeremy
Sunadmin@fuse.net

"Colin" <geoffkeston@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:964e46c2.0202090916.4efa0d4f@posting.google.com...
> I would like your opinion on the merits/faults of Unix compared to
> Windows in respect to security. What are the specific issues that
> differentiate them? Which is the better overall?
>
> Thanks.
> Colin

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