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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: NFS Security:  a summary
Message-ID: <13457@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 9 Sep 88 01:29:11 GMT
References: <153@leibniz.UUCP> <43200038@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <43200038@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu> kai@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu writes:
>I haven't seen anyone mention ANY security problems involving NFS that don't
>require you already have the keys to the kingdom.  [root access somewhere]

If you have a workstation on your desk, you have root access to that
workstation.  It may take a while to break in, but if I have physical
access to your machines, I have root access to your machines.  It is
as simple as that (which may not be simple!).
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