Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 01:35:57 -0500 (EST) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Jamie Lawrence <jal@42is.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: minimalist /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf Re: Security Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980205013202.25652B-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980204151937.009b37d0@colonel.42inc.com>
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On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Jamie Lawrence wrote:
> A machine running little other than an httpd and sshd has no need to
> know that port 4045 maps to lockd. And so on.
But what does the editing of /etc/services buy you in extra security?
Just start the services you want. What isn't started in inetd is started
somewhere in rc.local or /usr/local/etc/rc.d somewhere. I don't see any
more logic in this than there would be in removing keyboard mappings,
manpages, or info files.
Charles Sprickman
spork@super-g.com
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I'm living on" -DB
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