Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:55:27 -0700 From: Eli Dart <dart@nersc.gov> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questionable merits of inetd replacements Message-ID: <20030919005527.35C4EF8EB@gemini.nersc.gov> In-Reply-To: Message from Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> <20030919002833.GE2720@saboteur.dek.spc.org>
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--==_Exmh_-525543528P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In reply to Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> : > [subject change] > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:27:49PM -0600, Scott Gerhardt wrote: > > Better Yet, what about using xinetd which is much more configurable and > > robust. I am surprised that FreeBSD's default installation still uses inetd > > instead of xinetd. > > FreeBSD's inetd offers features which are not present in xinetd, support > for IPSEC policy settings being one of them. I fail to see how using > xinetd would be an improvement -- pardon my ignorance if there are features > in xinetd which you feel would somehow benefit the user base enough to > justify a change. Note also that the statement that xinetd is "more robust" contradicts recent history. xinetd has had several problems recently, the latest of which was a DoS vulnerability caused by a memory leak. For something that is designed to protect services from DoS, xinetd just doesn't seem ready for prime time.... --eli > > If inetd is not suitable for your needs, consider installing the xinetd port, > or integrating it into your own OS engineering build. > > BMS > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --==_Exmh_-525543528P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQE/alP/LTFEeF+CsrMRAiH5AJwMaG9LA2NWYrVQk/ewXkldlB5nLQCfbxxU EaVUNnS/VzrEGksqhtpLv2o= =LyIw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_-525543528P--
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