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>
> 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
>

You are right: I agree with you that security consideration can be
different depending on what to protect, from whom etc. And even a sigle
machine implementing a packet-filter is only a little part of a firewall
architecture.

But my discussion is trying to address the weakness I red about
securelevel into the mailing list archive.
Could securelevel+readonly file system result in a more secure O.S.?

Regards
Roberto

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