Re: unix users and radius bootstrapping (fwd)
Craig Brozefsky (cosmo@dobie.ebs.net)
Thu, 27 Jun 1996 12:15:17 -0500 (CDT)
On Thu, 27 Jun 1996, Joe Portman wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jun 1996, John Capo wrote:
> > Craig Brozefsky writes:
> > >
> > > Well NIS is a major security bug and any high schooler would crack your
> > > system open if you are using it (granted they know how to use IRC and
> > > type "Can ewe d00ds give m3 the sk1ptz f0r NIS haxor1ng") SO I would
> > > suggest another method, like rdist( hah just kidding, rdist is only
> > > slightly more securre than NIS,
>
> Actually, with a one-character patch, the latest rdist is quite secure,
> as it does not run as root.
I suppose even tho I am not totally sure about the security of SSH it
will serve to protect against the threat profile I am up against.