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- From: elling@eng.auburn.edu (Richard Elling)
- Subject: Re: Security checker
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.220522.9356@news.duc.auburn.edu>
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- Organization: Auburn University Engineering
- References: <C17uu1.ICM@melpar>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:05:22 GMT
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- In article ICM@melpar, brian@e-sys.com (Brian D. Decker) writes:
- >In article 7343@ugle.unit.no, olafn@inbit.ibt.unit.no (Olaf F. Normann) writes:
- >>Hello netters!
- >>
- >>I wander if it exists any program or script which searches the filesystems
- >> for security "holes" (right owner of system files etc)
- >>
- >> Best regards
- >> -olaf F. Normann
- >
- >Yes, COPS (Computer Oracle and Password System) is available via anon ftp from
- >cert.sei.cmu.edu(128.237.253.5) in /pub/cops as cops.tar.Z. According to the
- >documentation, "COPS is a static security checking tool that checks common
- >procedural (non-bug) problems of a Un*x system. It basically takes a snapshot
- >of a system, and then generates a report of it's findings."
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- Also ASET, which is like COPS, is bundled in Solaris 2.1.
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