[rescue] This Just In: HP to buy Compaq

G W Adkins rescue at sunhelp.org
Thu Sep 6 11:36:20 CDT 2001


>
> Security:  `apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade' twice a week in the Cron
> files, and the machines patch *themselves*.  Kudos to the Debian Security
> team.

Actually machines that patch themselves are a potential security nightmare
from the standpoint of a man-in-the-middle attack, are these things Kerb'd?
I can think of all kinds of "Patched Binaries" which could end up in /usr
and /bin...
Not to mention that not all patches are a good thing, SP6 anyone?

George





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