Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:45:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Sung Nae Cho <sucho2@quasar.phys.vt.edu> To: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Is FreeBSD more secure than Windows NT or Windows 2000? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0107211527090.7405-100000@quasar.phys.vt.edu>
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Hi, One thing that makes me uncomfortable with both Linux and FreeBSD is that unlike Windows NT, both UNIX clones seem to be less secure for a desktop use. ( ** Note clones doesn't mean it's any less better than UNIX, it just means, it's not officially considered UNIX by OPEN-GROUP ** ) I've used Windows NT 4.0 since '98, Linux since '99, FreeBSD since '00 and finally gone FreeBSD only on my laptop. However, unlike, Windows NT 4.0, other people can get access to my confidential files! How? Well, they can just reinstall the FreeBSD without deleting my $HOME directory and as a root, they can access all my files! This is a great concern when my laptop gets stolen! Windows NT is very secure in that matter. Simply reinstalling Windows NT will not let you read someone else's file. Also, it won't let you reinstall Windows NT without verifying that you're the right administrator! During the reinstall, it asks for your root passwd. If the passwd doesn't match, it won't let you reinstall unless you're willing to reinstall from scratch (reformat or erase everything before going on to installation procedure). Now I think that's being secure all the way. Is there anyway I can do that with FreeBSD? For example, attaching signature to all my files etc. Regards, Sung N. Cho, Saturday, July 21, 2001. Dept. of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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