Re: CERT, about NFS

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> From: der Mouse <mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
> Message-Id: <199412211532.KAA00835@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>

> Anyone know why these are recommended?  As far as I can see, if your
> portmapper doesn't do proxy calls and/or you firewall out port 111, and
> you don't care about local attacks, neither C.1 nor C.2 will buy you
> anything further.  Am I missing something, or are these bits of advice
> simply there for people who don't do A and B?

Correct; they're trying to cover their asses, and provide suggestions
that don't fall aprt if you fail to follow all of them. Not that they
do a good job, mind you...

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John Hawkinson
jhawk@panix.com

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