Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:12:23 +0530 From: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> To: Omer Faruk Sen <ofsen@enderunix.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: apache chroot or FreeBSD jail ? Message-ID: <b2807d0404091809421aa89eda@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20040918053948.54719.qmail@istanbul.enderunix.org> References: <20040918053948.54719.qmail@istanbul.enderunix.org>
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Jail is definitely a better option but again Jail is still not 100% documented...neither it is tested well. So you would be inviting some incompatibilities and possibly troubles if you go for jails. chroot environments are pretty safe and can be relied upon Regards S. On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 08:39:48 +0300, Omer Faruk Sen <ofsen@enderunix.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I am planning to restrict apache to a spesific directory. But I am not sure > if to install apache in chroot env or making a FreeBSD jail install ( say > /usr/jail/freebsd_jail_ip). Which one is recommended for better security ? > > An artilcele in http://www.haught.org/freebsdapache.php says jail is better > that just chroot environment. But I want to be sure to have your opinions > about it and want be sure which one is better. > > Regards, > > ----------------------- > Omer Faruk Sen > http://www.EnderUNIX.ORG > Software Development Team @ Turkey > http://www.Faruk.NET > For Public key: http://www.enderunix.org/ofsen/ofsen.asc > ******************************************************** > > First Turkish FreeBSD book is out! Go check it. > Duydunuz mu! Turkiye'nin ilk FreeBSD kitabi cikti. > http://www.acikkod.com/freebsd.php > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Subhro Sankha Kar School of Information Technology Block AQ-13/1 Sector V ZIP 700091 India
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