Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 6 Oct 2011 00:25:26 +0300 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust |
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On Wed, Oct 05, 2011 at 01:09:44PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Oct 05, 2011 at 10:50:24PM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > [1] I did check what Greg recommended in his email, but I'm not gonna > > wipe my complete installation (including wiping /home) unless > > someone can point at something indicating that there's a break-in > > at my machine. > > What would you consider "proof" of a break-in on your machine that would > cause you to be willing to reinstall it?
There is no clear definition.
Had debsums told me that /bin/bash was modified I would have been quite convinced.
Externally observed suspicious behavior of my machine I could not explain.
Or many other things - after all I am a person with some basic understanding of security and how computers work.
When I am convinced there was a break-in on my machine, I also have to assume that all important and not so important accounts I have anywhere (from unbelievably many Bugzilla accounts to machines where I have root access) are also compromised, and have to act accordingly.
It is possible to convince me that there was likely a break-in on my machine, but I am not assuming the worst case automatically, and for going through that horror of assuming it happened I need to see something clearly pointing at my machine.
> greg k-h
cu Adrian
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