On 8 May, Simon Richter wrote:
+-----
| On Mon, 8 May 2000 allbery@kf8nh.apk.net wrote:
| > Who says *I* logged in? Use a bunch of 0wn3d systems to
| > repeatedly attempt logins (and if any succeed I keep the passwords!),
|
| This is something I notice.
+--->8
You'll notice, but you won't get any information about the real
attacker, nor about how they finally get in.
| If someone gets in, I know how. I reinstall the machine from backup tape,
| and fix the hole. Downtime: six hours.
+--->8
...if you can figure out what the hole is. If they're serious, you
will have difficulty finding that out.
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brandon s. allbery os/2,linux,solaris,perl allbery@kf8nh.apk.net
system administrator kthkrb,heimdal,gnome,rt,cyrus allbery@ece.cmu.edu
carnegie mellon / electrical and computer engineering kf8nh
We are Linux. Resistance is an indication that you missed the point.
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