[buug] Great Links re. Internet/Linux Security

[Zeke Krahlin]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Rick Moen wrote:

>Zeke wrote: 
> > When delving into Linux for the first time (early this year), I was
> > suprised and not a little disappointed to learn that most of the
> > popular distros were installed with a poor level of security, just
> > like Windoze.
> 
> Um, no.  Not at all like Windows.

Only superficially, I admit. Both OS's are not secure right out of the
box (excepting Debian). Though certainly, as you pointed out, Linux
exceeds Windoze by a quantum leap, when it comes to *inherent security
potentials. Though you must study the methods to achieve them...whereas in
Windoze you can't really do all that Linux can, no matter how much you
study. Windoze just doesn't cut the mustard.

> > My original impression was that any version of Linux would be very
> > secure out of the box.
> 
> That wouldn't sell:  Security is inherently inconvenient.

I see that now.

> Bruce Schneier says, security isn't a product; it's a process.
> 
> http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html

Thanks! I have just subscribed to the "Crypto-Gram Newsletter". Good
reading.

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"Zeke Krahlin" <ezekielk at weak.org> 
Linux: the people's OS.
A billion communists can't be wrong!