Re: more aesthetic /etc/issue
Hi,
On Sun, Mar 21, 1999 at 09:58:24AM -0600, Andrew G . Feinberg wrote:
> When my /etc/issue(.net) proudly proclaimed that I ran Linux, people would
> always try the latest DoS and whatnot upon me. I believe there was a phrack
> article on this issue...system security should always be a priority for
> Debian, and the first thing someone sees when they telnet to your machine can
> be a security asset or a nightmare.
please note that this is a false sense of security.
There are better and more reliable ways to reckognize the type of a machine,
and there are programs which do it automatically. So the only people who
puts off an issue.net message are lamers who probably are not a big deal
anyway. Professionals use better ways to detect not only system type, but
detailed information about your services, too.
Never rely on false sense of security. Better keep an eye open, your machine
up to date, and always close all services you don't need or use.
Thanks,
Marcus
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