Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 16:08:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Sung Nae Cho <sucho2@quasar.phys.vt.edu> To: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD more secure than Windows NT or Windows 2000? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0107211603390.7440-100000@quasar.phys.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <3B59DC6E.420580BE@syswiz.com>
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Hi, Thank you all for your generous info on encryption. Hmmm, now I don't know what Microsoft actually meant when they advertised Windows NT, 2000 was "Truly Secure"! Regards, Sung N. Cho, Saturday, July 21, 2001. Dept. of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Jerry Stachowski wrote: > Hi--- > > Have you considered PGP encypting your confidential files? > > Take Care--- > Jerry Stachowski > > Sung Nae Cho wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > One thing that makes me uncomfortable with both Linux and FreeBSD is that > > unlike Windows NT, both UNIX clones seem to be less secure for a desktop > > use. ( ** Note clones doesn't mean it's any less better than UNIX, it just > > means, it's not officially considered UNIX by OPEN-GROUP ** ) I've used > > Windows NT 4.0 since '98, Linux since '99, FreeBSD since '00 and finally > > gone FreeBSD only on my laptop. However, unlike, Windows NT 4.0, other > > people can get access to my confidential files! How? Well, they can just > > reinstall the FreeBSD without deleting my $HOME directory and as a root, > > they can access all my files! This is a great concern when my laptop gets > > stolen! Windows NT is very secure in that matter. Simply reinstalling > > Windows NT will not let you read someone else's file. Also, it won't let > > you reinstall Windows NT without verifying that you're the right > > administrator! During the reinstall, it asks for your root passwd. If > > the passwd doesn't match, it won't let you reinstall unless you're willing > > to reinstall from scratch (reformat or erase everything before going on to > > installation procedure). Now I think that's being secure all the way. Is > > there anyway I can do that with FreeBSD? For example, attaching signature > > to all my files etc. > > > > Regards, > > Sung N. Cho, > > Saturday, July 21, 2001. > > > > Dept. of Physics, > > Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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