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Re: Debian secure by default?



On Sat, 17 May 2008 06:42:57 +0530
Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com> wrote:

> Rico Secada wrote:
> > Hi.
> > 
> > Why is Debian not setup to be secure be default?
> > 
> > Not everyone is a security expert so imho the system should be fully
> > secured out-of-the-box.
> 
> Please elaborate on what you consider to be the insecure parts of a 
> default installation. Describe a process by which an etch system can
> be compromised remotely. Obviously, the ability to become root by
> tweaking the boot parameters from the grub screen does not count as a
> vulnerability.
> 

All I am saying is that it shouldn't be needed to harden anything.

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/

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