Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-13.UNIX.SCO-login.15-Apr-1994

Article View: comp.security.unix

Article #98

Back to comp.security.unix Previous Next

#98

From: Arnt Gulbrandsen
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 1994 06:13

17 lines
1679 bytes

In article <1994Dec5.085152@stenar.arnes.si>,
Matej Sustic <Matej.Sustic@guest.arnes.si> wrote:
>Every sysadmin that wants to receive scripts has to send an _official_
>request from his or her company to 8lgm including his or her public key.
>Every key may be checked by checking key's fingerprint over the phone.

A friend of mine runs a small company.  Its name is gibberish to
anyone who doesn't understand Norwegian, but the company exists, it
does real business and employs a few people.

>It might seem complicated but it is safe.

Assume that I'm evil, REALLY evil.  Someone you'd DEFINITELY not
want to have logged into your computers.  What would prevent me from
asking my friend to send in a request for me?

--Arnt

Technical Details

Message-ID: <3c0vdj$okp@due.unit.no>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!sunic!ugle.unit.no!agulbra

References: <1994Dec1.022022.25768@cs.brown.edu> <3bktdn$cr2@beta.qmw.ac.uk> <1994Dec5.085152@stenar.arnes.si>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 10952f,baa596e4a440876b
X-Google-Attributes: gid10952f,public
X-Google-Thread: 12c8b4,baa596e4a440876b
X-Google-Attributes: gid12c8b4,public
X-Google-Thread: 1122ea,baa596e4a440876b
X-Google-Attributes: gid1122ea,public
X-Google-Thread: 134180,baa596e4a440876b
X-Google-Attributes: gid134180,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-05 22:33:08 PST
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!sunic!ugle.unit.no!agulbra
From: agulbra@nvg.unit.no (Arnt Gulbrandsen)
Newsgroups: comp.security.unix,biz.sco.general,biz.sco.opendesktop,biz.sco.magazine
Subject: Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-13.UNIX.SCO-login.15-Apr-1994
Date: 6 Dec 1994 06:13:07 GMT
Organization: Nettverksgruppa
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <3c0vdj$okp@due.unit.no>
References: <1994Dec1.022022.25768@cs.brown.edu> <3bktdn$cr2@beta.qmw.ac.uk> <1994Dec5.085152@stenar.arnes.si>
NNTP-Posting-Host: kanutten.nvg.unit.no

Reply to Parent Message