Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:04:33 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: David Bear <David.Bear@asu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftp daemon Message-ID: <20030626010433.GA38728@rot13.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20030625171031.H23424@asu.edu> References: <20030625171031.H23424@asu.edu>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 05:10:31PM -0700, David Bear wrote: > i find myself needing to run an ftp daemon. > > is the stock ftpd with freebsd safe, or are there any recommended > alternatives? Yes, it's "safe". Check the security advisories for the history of security problems, and then compare to third-party ftpd security vulnerabilities. ftpd has a better track record than most. The real question is "does the stock ftpd do everything you want, or do you need features that can only be found in third party ftpds?" Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE++kahWry0BWjoQKURAriLAKChLUthfnp3uThH7Z6/YKcXT6NtSwCgrQki TmrEdGM4s6xEwwFicaA/qhk= =BrSD -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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