Re: RPM as file integrity checker

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To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: RPM as file integrity checker
From: Volker Kindermann <ml@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:45:00 +0100
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Hi hicham,

 is it enough to rely on rpm as a file integrity
checker ?

depends on your cracker's skills. If he (or the rootkit) is good, he will modifiy the rpm database as well and you won't get any valuable information from your checks.

 -volker

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