Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!linus!heart-of-gold!jc From: jc@heart-of-gold (John M Chambers) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: Virus - did it infect "secure" machines Keywords: Kerebos Message-ID: <170@heart-of-gold> Date: 15 Nov 88 15:28:06 GMT References: <1792@sbcs.sunysb.edu> Organization: Mitre Corp, Bedford, MA, USA Lines: 20 In article <1792@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, root@sbcs.sunysb.edu (root) writes: > Does anyone know whether the sendmail virus was able to infect > the machines protected by Kerebos? No flames, please, the question > isn't a statement against Kerebos per se; I just wonder whether > clever people will always find ways into "secure" Unix boxes. > What about machines that have met with tempest specs? > You should be a bit wary of accepting the answers. I personally know of several MilNet systems that were infected, but the public answer from their administrators is "Of course not!" Ask yourself: Why should they tell the truth? I suspect that nobody (not even those in security agencies) will ever know how widespread the infection really was. Considering that no real damage was done, it's very easy to cover up an infection and pretend it never happened. -- From: John Chambers From ...!linus!!heart-of-gold!jc (John Chambers) Phone 617/217-7780 [Send flames; they keep it cool in this lab :-]