From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 11 05:30:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C972B16A4CF for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2004 05:30:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from snootles.jimz.net (snootles.jimz.net [69.55.224.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8492F43D1D for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2004 05:30:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jim@jimz.net) Received: (qmail 59507 invoked from network); 11 Feb 2004 13:30:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?141.211.183.93?) (jamesez@141.211.183.93) by snootles.jimz.net with (RC4-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 11 Feb 2004 13:30:42 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v612) In-Reply-To: <1171.192.168.0.77.1076505166.squirrel@mail.redix.it> References: <1171.192.168.0.77.1076505166.squirrel@mail.redix.it> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <79D6F861-5C96-11D8-A225-000A95DA58FE@jimz.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jim Zajkowski Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:30:36 -0500 To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.612) X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on snootles.jimz.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 Subject: Re: Question about securelevel X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting] List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:30:46 -0000 On Feb 11, 2004, at 8:12 AM, roberto@redix.it wrote: > Could this configuration be considered secure, according to you? There's no way to determine that without some consideration of the threats you are facing. Security considerations against simple attacks (e.g., kiddies) are a lot different than considerations against industrial espionage, against discovery by the secret police, and against very smart government spies. What are you protecting? From whom? At what cost? --Jim