Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:45:24 -0700 From: "steveb99" <steveb99@earthlink.net> To: "'Nico Meijer'" <nico.meijer@zonnet.nl>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: BSD display Message-ID: <20040909014525.D896E43D5D@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <413F2C4D.8090401@zonnet.nl>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Nico Meijer > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 8:59 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: BSD display > > Hi Steve, > > > Displaying the OS helps a hacker know which approach > cracking into a > > box. > > This may be true. OTOH, not displaying the version of [insert > software package of the day here] may invite a 'hacker' to > pull a full-scale all-out number on you, trying every > possible exploit he can get his hands on. Or simply DDoS you > out of this universe. Or launch whatever OS-agnostic attack > can be performed. > > I'm sure there have been long discussions over this 'security > by obscurity' thing *somewhere*... ;-) > Nothing can stop a hacker who really wants your box, but most of the annoyances are script kiddies. Script kiddies when things get tough tend to move on to another system. So whatever I can to not help script kiddies is to my advantage. Steve B.
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