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Re: Using useshell and security


From: Adrian Phillips
Subject: Re: Using useshell and security
Date: 01 Aug 2001 15:33:23 +0200
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>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Burgess <Mark.Burgess@iu.hio.no> writes:

    Mark> That's not the point. It's about trust. You do not write all
    Mark> the code you execute. Somethings are inherited. There are
    Mark> many ways to attack a system.

True, although in my case I do install all the code that is in the
PATH; I have to trust that otherwise any commands I run, either from
cfengine or the shell could at any time do damage.

Thats something I have been lucky with, I suppose, being able to
control the PATH and all programs/scripts in it,

Anyway, I understand the paranoia that is necessary to manage
operating systems these days.

Thanks for the reply,

Sincerely,

Adrian

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