Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:05:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Langa Kentane <evablunted@earthling.net> Cc: FreeBSD <Freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: NIS & security Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909300903500.24247-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <011501bf0b2f$4a59f0c0$3ea8ef9b@sunnet.co.za>
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From users inside - yes. If you have 3.2 etc - you should set the hosts.allow file anyways to only allow portmap from those 5 machines. I found that the example in the hosts.allow file does NOT work - you need to use IP address, not machine names - the logs show it wasnt looking them up. On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Langa Kentane wrote: > Hi > I am planning to use NIS for all my servers. My networks consists of 5 > server machines and all the user information must be sync across the > servers. > > My networks is connecting to the internet thru a Cisco 2511 which also acts > as our firewall. The only ports that are open on the firewall are dns, > http, pop3, smtp, ftp and 3128 for squid > > Will NIS pose any security risk in this enviroment? > > Thanks in advance > > Langa Kentane > Manager: Network Operations > Sunshine Networks > Tel +27 82 928 1952 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" 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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