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forgot this one:
http://www.attrition.org/
> One of the nastiest things in slowaris & linux is SunRPC - That was the
>hole exploited by the widely publicized "Barbed Wire" DDOS attacks in
>February, when eBay, ZDNet, eTrade, and other high profile Web sites were
>whacked by "zombies" planted on (mostly) linux boxes...
>
> Does OS-X have RPC (Remote Procedure Call) capability?
>
> Cheers!
> Dan
>
>PS to NASCAR fans: Kenny Irwin Jr. was fatally injured at New Hampshire in
>practice...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Johnson
> > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 1:50 PM
> > To: winmac@lists.best.com
> > Subject: Re: [WinMac] OS X vs Win2000?
> >
> >
> > Kevin Brunson wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > QUESTION: Does the UNIXness of OS 10 expose a Mac server to attacks?
> > >
> >
> > Yes, it does. Whether it's exposed like NetBSD (not very much) or say
> > RedHat or Solaris(quite a bit) depends entirely on what services are
> > enabled on a default install.
> >
> > I really hope that Apple does it right and ships OS X tight, rathether
> > than, say RedHat's 'Lets open up _everything!!!_' attitude.
> >
> > Of course the 'less is more' security mantra applies to OSX more than
> > OS9. Don't enable any services you don't use...if you need to use 'em,
> > turn 'em on, the turn 'em back off when you're done.
> >
> > Practical Unix and Internet Security, 2nd Ed. by Garfinkel and Spafford
> > is the bible of the subject, IMO.
> >
> > It's an O'Reilly book...I bet they get a Mac OSX book out as soon as the
> > beta ships. That should cover security.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Johnson
> > University of Arizona
> > College of Pharmacy
> > Information Technology Group
>
>
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