Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:55:03 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: $witch <a.spinella@rfc1925.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20091211125503.dbd3af83.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <op.u4rt7sclqr96hw@zeta> References: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <op.u4rt7sclqr96hw@zeta>
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On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:29:44 +0100, $witch <a.spinella@rfc1925.net> wrote: > starting from Dec 8 01:00:34 (CET) hundreds of zombies are looking for a > valid username. For example "Administrator"... :-) > i love the FreeBSD security while it is MOSTLY based on KNOWLEDGE of users > than on a PERFECT code. Security is not a state, it's a process, involving many considerations; "the user" is one of the most important ones. Even "perfectly secure" code can't cope with human stupidity. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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