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
>
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