Posted by: Administrator
on July 21, 2004 04:12 AM
Well actually I had added the parent comment only to broaden the steps that could be taken with regards to "How to harden GNU/Linux against local intrusions" (the article's title).
I do agree, if one has to go to these lengths to keep their kids from cracking the home box, then something IS wrong. However, there's plenty of instances (such as you cited) that may warrant such lock-downs... I've heard plenty of stories of kids in dorms cracking another student's box "for the fun of it", and heaven knows that's something most of them wouldn't THINK of doing to their parent's box.
Anyway, I don't have children, but if I did, I would never subject them to these kinds of security measures anyway, either.
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Re:Lock the box, too!
Posted by: Administrator on July 21, 2004 04:12 AMI do agree, if one has to go to these lengths to keep their kids from cracking the home box, then something IS wrong. However, there's plenty of instances (such as you cited) that may warrant such lock-downs... I've heard plenty of stories of kids in dorms cracking another student's box "for the fun of it", and heaven knows that's something most of them wouldn't THINK of doing to their parent's box.
Anyway, I don't have children, but if I did, I would never subject them to these kinds of security measures anyway, either.
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