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From: rusty@hodge.UUCP (Rusty Hodge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Major security problem in the UA: looking for a real fix
Message-ID: <115@hodge.UUCP>
Date: 9 Feb 88 20:42:23 GMT
References: <1023@woton.UUCP> <2017@bsu-cs.UUCP> <1024@woton.UUCP> <773@umbc3.UMD.EDU>
Organization: Hodge Computer Research Corp., Orange, CA
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Keywords: UNIX PC, UA, security hole
Summary: Unix Security: an Oxymoron?


At the risk of sounding redundant- Unix *can* be very secure.  Unix out of the
box usually isn't.  For an excellent understanding ot this, refer to a nice book
called Unix System Security (I forget the author).