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Re: Beta testers needed for security tool

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From: Rich Holland
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 17:43
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Ross Ridge <ross@zooid.guild.org> writes:

>While this would be what I'd do, even this isn't 100% guaranteed if
>someone has broken security on the machine.  It's possible, for instance,
>that the mount command, shell or even kernel has been hacked to prevent
>tripwire from doing it's job properly.

*shaking head*  Man, some people can get just a LITTLE too paranoid!

Why don't you just restore the OS from tape every morning?  No, wait -- 
someone could break in, mount the tapes in the night, and backup their
hacked kernel.  Bad Idea.  Maybe Sun would be willing to mail you new
tapes every day?  No, someone could intercept them from your Post Office
and tamper with them...

...some people need a better sense of reality! 

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From: holland@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Rich Holland)
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Subject: Re: Beta testers needed for security tool
Date: 7 Sep 1992 12:43:35 -0500
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