Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 17:33:52 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com> To: Sanjit Roy <fiber@phy.iitkgp.ernet.in> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how safe is FreeBSD 2.2.5 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980508172942.6045A-100000@shell6.ba.best.com> In-Reply-To: <3553963E.F2C5DE6@phy.iitkgp.ernet.in>
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FreeBSD is by far more secure then Linux. This type of questions should go to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org next time One day this summer I'll get around to making FreeBSD Security-howto of some sort. For now see my comments below. -- Yan Jan Koum jkb@best.com | "Turn up the lights; I don't want www.FreeBSD.org -- The Power to Serve | to go home in the dark." Linux == DOS of the Unix world. On Sat, 9 May 1998, Sanjit Roy wrote: >I need some advise regarding the security level in FreeBSD. Lately, a >lot of students in my university campus have been into hacking activity. >I have a Linux (kernel 1.2.8) system on one of my mail gateways and it's >a piece of cake becoming 'root' on that machine. I immediately need to >upgrade that to either REDHAT Linux 5.0 or FreeBSD 2.2.5. I have both >the flavours of unix available with me. > >What I want to know is : > >1. which of the two is more secure? FreeBSD is more secure. You can look at Bugtraq mailing list archives and at www.rootshell.com >2. Is shadow util really effective in Linux. Don't know if there's one >in FreeBSD? FreeBSD has shadow password used by default. Always was and always will. The shadowed file is /etc/master.passwd >3. what do i have to do/install to make my system secure i.e, what are >the available patches and where do i get them? http://www.samag.com/archive/0705/feature.html > > >Hoping to hear from you soon. >Sanjit. >fiber@phy.iitkgp.ernet.in > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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