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From: dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Security checkup
Summary: satire
Keywords: security intruder self-help
Message-ID: <4222@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Date: 6 Oct 88 16:46:23 GMT
References: <167@carpet.WLK.COM> <1454@lznv.ATT.COM> <1144@unisec.usi.com> <284@drd.UUCP>
Reply-To: dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi)
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Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana
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There are numerous security bugs in /bin/cc, /bin/awk, /bin/login, and
/usr/lib/uucp/L.sys, to say nothing of /usr/lib/cpp.  There are also a
number of security loopholes in all UNIX kernels on all systems.  I
cannot tell you what these are, since this would allow people to break
into your system.

GET RID OF ALL THESE FILES!  Delete your kernel too; it's probably in
/unix or /vmunix or some similarly-named file.  If possible, just shut
your system down, or at least disable all logins.  Switch to VAX/VMS if
necessary (but keep it in stand-alone mode, you never know what users
might do if you let them log in).  Sorry, I just cannot afford to
explain further since this would seriously compromise the security of
every UNIX system anywhere.  Nor am I willing to give any answers by
email, since I can't be sure that you aren't just a nasty intruder
trying to get into my system.

P.S.  This is a joke.  Actually, not a joke, it's too pathetic to be
funny.  It's a little satire on these constantly-appearing suggestions
that are so vague as to be meaningless.  Not directed at any one
person.
-- 
Rahul Dhesi         UUCP:  <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!dhesi