On Sat, 17 May 2008 06:42:57 +0530 Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rico Secada wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Why is Debian not setup to be secure be default? > > > > Not everyone is a security expert so imho the system should be fully > > secured out-of-the-box. > > Please elaborate on what you consider to be the insecure parts of a > default installation. Describe a process by which an etch system can > be compromised remotely. Obviously, the ability to become root by > tweaking the boot parameters from the grub screen does not count as a > vulnerability. > All I am saying is that it shouldn't be needed to harden anything. http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ > -- > Raj Kiran Grandhi > -- > Politics is for the moment. An equation is for eternity. > -- Albert Einstein > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]