From owner-freebsd-security Thu Dec 11 19:15:26 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA09374 for security-outgoing; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:15:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security) Received: from send1a.yahoomail.com (send1a.yahoomail.com [205.180.60.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id TAA09368 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:15:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from osiris2002@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <19971212031505.23074.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com> Received: from [194.79.98.71] by send1a; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:15:05 PST Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:15:05 -0800 (PST) From: Charlie Roots Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security To: dg@root.com Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Thanks for reply, I understand the significance of CERT and also I highly appreciate the FreeBSD team and their efforts, but two things to notice here: 1. They did not tell us what that hacker did to BREAK that Very Secure system, and is that hole unfixed, as current, and that's why everybody is keeping it undercover ? 2.Is there a Hacker-Simulator team working day or night to try break the system security as the normal hacker would ????? because if there is no such group, its high time the FreeBSD gather such a group, which should be formed with ONE REASON IN MIND, BREAK FREEBSD SECURITY. Especially many, current, and future ISPs are planning the Shift to FreeBSD, since it now supports SMP Monsters. Please Comment . ---David Greenman wrote: > > >I was wondering HOW secure is FreeBSD in comparison to > >other unix flavours, especiallt I have been reading the > >CERT recommendations, and I heard the announcement at > >the time FreeBSD Master Sites were penetrated DEEPLY. > > > >How far is the prolem really dangerous. > > FreeBSD is very secure. We have spent a great amount of effort towards > making it even more secure over the past 6 months. The reason that you see > the CERT announcements is because we are so serious about security and > want to make the problems and fixes known as quickly as possible. > > -DG > > David Greenman > Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project > == MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com