Messages in this thread | | | From | (s/bogus/orc/) | Subject | Re: ext3 to include capabilities? | Date | 8 Apr 1999 18:12:40 -0700 |
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In article <linux.kernel.199904090054.UAA12139@jupiter.cs.uml.edu>, Albert D. Cahalan <acahalan@cs.uml.edu> wrote: > >Andreas Siegert writes: >> Quoting Albert D. Cahalan (acahalan@cs.uml.edu): > >>> I'm still waiting for a filesystem-based proposal that works with NFS. >> >> Capabilities are there to increase security. Anyone who seriously >> wants security will not use NFS. > >I keep hearing this without a reason. Assuming you filter incoming >packets and don't allow random insecure machines on your network, >just how is NFS insecure?
You're not being paranoid enough.
You've forgotten the users, and the evil management that forces you to let people break security on your machines. Every machine on the local network is there for the sole purpose of breaking onto YOUR machine, and those dirty scoundrels won't stop until inodes are BLEEDING ON THE FLOOR.
____ david parsons \bi/ ObKernel: None. \/
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