On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 05:00:48PM +0200, Ruben de Groot wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 06:33:03AM -0700, steveb99 typed:
> > Thank you that was my motivation is security. Same as you don't
> > display the last name that logged on, it gives a hacker half the info
> > they need to crack an accoun
Hi Steve,
Nothing can stop a hacker who really wants your box, but most of the
annoyances are script kiddies. Script kiddies when things get tough
tend to move on to another system. So whatever I can to not help
script kiddies is to my advantage.
This might be true, yes. They might not care and
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 8:59 AM
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> Subject: Re: BSD display
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> Hi Steve,
>
> > Displaying the OS helps a hacker
Hi Steve,
Displaying the OS helps a hacker know
which approach cracking into a box.
This may be true. OTOH, not displaying the version of [insert software
package of the day here] may invite a 'hacker' to pull a full-scale
all-out number on you, trying every possible exploit he can get his
han
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> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:58 AM
> > To: Harald Schmalzbauer
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> > Subject: Re: BSD display
> >
> > Harald,
> >
> > Well I don't want to get in
Message-
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:58 AM
> To: Harald Schmalzbauer
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> Subject: Re: BSD display
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> Harald,
>
> Well I don't want to get into any courtsy
Harald,
Well I don't want to get into any courtsy controversies or licensing
gimmicks. But what the steve said has a good point. Lets think it that
way that just a casual onlooker cant make out what OS and version is
running on the box. It makes the life of a cracker just a little more
difficult.
Am Mittwoch, 8. September 2004 05:41 schrieb steveb99:
> I don't like the OS name and version displayed with logging to ssh or
Best would be to use anythig else which you like.
And after that you could read your offending mail again and sitting ashamed in
the corner for a loong loong time
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