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From: haynes@ucscc.UCSC.EDU (99700000)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: NFS Security:  a summary
Message-ID: <4803@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Date: 12 Sep 88 06:21:15 GMT
References: <153@leibniz.UUCP> <43200038@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu> <13457@mimsy.UUCP> <3e5d8f8f.13422@apollo.COM> <350@eagle_snax.UUCP>
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Reply-To: haynes@ucscc.UCSC.EDU (Jim Haynes)
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In article <350@eagle_snax.UUCP> geoff@eagle_snax.UUCP ( R.H. coast near the top) writes:
>... In most of the companies we work for, the
>real security is on the periphery of the building, network, whatever:
>inside the shell we usually make the convenience/security trade-off
>in favor of convenience. 

This may be all very well in the business environment, but in the
academic world we view things rather differently.  Here the potential
intruders and their potential victims are already inside the shell.

> Fortunately personal idiosyncrasy and
>love of complexity provide a second line of defense through intimidation...

or an interesting challenge for the bored but clever student.
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