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Re: [cobalt-users] Hackers. What's the problem?
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Hackers. What's the problem?
- From: Anthony <austservices@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu Feb 22 23:14:01 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Wayne Sagar wrote:
> >>In both cases both bind and ProFTP were the access points. They are both a
> >>cause of hacks.
>
> With the latest updates to these services on the Cobalt.. how much safer are they now?
Well Theres a point BUT. :)
>
> So far in listening to all this... I've not heard a lot of mention of the GUI being a big hole.. though it seems, with the standard method to call it and log in (user name is a given) that this would be a hole..
>
> I know the unix/linux guys hate it but it sure is a time saver... but does seem as though it would be a major hole.
>
Hack at the httpd.conf and dir names that makes it far more secure. Bloody
hard to find and make sure it is SSL 128 and then it makes it very hard to
crack the passwd.
Never 100% but better than shipped.
Tired Techsupport
> Wayne Sagar
>
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