Re: [cobalt-users] Is BIND Secure?

[Goetz Lohmann <goetz.lohmann@xxxxxx>]

aljuhani schrieb:

>Hello List.
>
>Just need some input from experienced administrators on this list regarding the article below.
>Is it true that BIND is no longer safe or just another way to make money.
>
>http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t507-s2129897,00.html
>
>Kind Regards,
>aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx
>
EVERY little software has its bug !!! So that it's true that bind is one
of the popular DNS
Server and this way been always a target of attack. But ... also it is
true that a wide range
of people use it and may discover security wholes faster then a little
small crew of man who
created an replacement. If you stay always on top of the security
Patches it is as safe as a
software could be. You should also be concerned about using FTP and
Telnet cause Bind is not
the only thingof target for an Cracker. It wouldn't help you much if you
replace Bind and
have other doors wide open.
You may or may not replace your Bind ... but beware ...when the next
security patch came along
from SUN you might stumble cause your new software might incompatible
with the package ...

regards


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