Mike McCarty wrote: > I wonder what security issues I have on my machine? There are > only three users defined for my machine who can actually log in, > to wit: root, jmccarty, and jjenning (a fellow I'm doing some > contract work for). None of the passwords for any of those users > is a word in any language. The paswords are 10 charactes long. > I have ADSL connections, with a D-Link wireless router between > my box and the ADSL modem. I have disabled the wireless part > of the router, and removed its antenna. Only the one machine > is actually connected to the router. I use Mozilla (cookies disabled, > java disabled) and Thunderbird (use server connections). > > So, what is my "vulnerability"? > > This is a serious question. Are you running iptables? Do you have a firewall? I think you under-estimate the ingenuity of computer science students, many (most?) of whom had unhappy childhoods and are trying to get back at their parents through you. I agree with you about selinux. I'd like to install it, but at the moment that just causes too many problems. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
