Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 09:53:38 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: lists@argus.flash.net (mailing list account) Cc: terry@lambert.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: streams Message-ID: <199601231653.JAA17725@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199601230551.XAA00746@argus.flash.net> from "mailing list account" at Jan 22, 96 11:51:25 pm
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> > It's interesting to note that the more recent versions of Solaris have > > bypassed much of this and places telnetd/rlogind functionality directly > > in the kernel a kernel threads. > > With Sun's record of IGNORING CERT's and other advisories, this in itself is > yet one more reason that Sun is to be avoided on the grounds of security. > If they are not likely to change a daemon to prevent unauthorized access, I > see it as even less likely they will change the kernel in those cases... On the other hand, their kernel (unlike ours) is almost completely modular (some people have [incorrecly] called this a "microkernel"). It is very easy to replace any module in a Sun kernel. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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