Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:38:51 +0200 | From | Andreas Siegert <> | Subject | Re: ext3 to include capabilities? |
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So what, there are still enough security problems inherent in NFS. Missing UID Mapping alone is a reason not use it in most cases. Sure, for some simple stuff it is fine but serving sensitive data with it? No way.
afx Quoting Casey Schaufler (casey@sgi.com): > Alan Cox wrote: > > > NFS and the telephone (see www.menwithhill.com 8)) are the same problem. And > > in both cases you solve it by putting a crypto layer underneath. > > Or you restrict your network. Classified phones lines that never > leave the building don't need to be encrypted.
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