green wrote at 2014-09-26 21:04 -0500: > Ric Moore wrote at 2014-09-26 18:08 -0500: > > On 09/26/2014 05:08 PM, green wrote: > > >So, all other things being equal, binary logs are more secure than > > >plain text logs. Is that actually what you are saying? > > > > Yes. The benefit of using a binary log is the lesser vulnerability to an > > external attack from an intruder. That huge security flaw was mentioned on a > > recent PBS video regarding the new day Hackers and how simply they > > removed/edited text-log files to hide their tracks of what they did. > > So now the attacker just destroys all the logs instead, because it is > easier than editing the binary. Hm, if you are concerned about the validity of your server logs, it might be prudent to read #10 at http://judecnelson.blogspot.fi/2014/09/systemd-biggest-fallacies.html
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