[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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