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- From: karl@dadoka.h.ni.schule.de (Karl Sarnow)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
- Subject: Re: /etc/passwd security (was Re: Who are you?)
- Message-ID: <RoFgPB1w164w@dadoka.h.ni.schule.de>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 18:58:50 MEZ
- References: <1992Aug12.012008.7260@news.mentorg.com>
- Organization: Karls Emergency Mailbox
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- patbob@analog1com (Patrick White - SST) writes:
-
- >
- > Best bet is to ignore rsh.. even a slightly knowledgable user could
- > probably escape it in a few hours (more likely minutes).. and if the system
- > isn't secure against them running in /bin/sh, you loose.
-
- There are some hints in "UNIX System Security" from (If I remember right)
- Howard H. Sams. They propose rsh and give some receipes for the use of it.
- So at least I would try if I could. If there is anyone out to send me
- a diskette for Coh 4.0 to try it out? :-)
-
- Karl
-
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