On Thu, 15 May 2003, steve ulrich wrote: > this might stop the script kiddie - but it's not going to stop a > seasoned pro. rule one - make sure you have infrastructure to > bootstrap your rootkit independent of access to a compiler, build > yerself infrastructure. when people pull this logic out it always > cracks me up. what you really need is an environment that doesn't > support user code. the pros have the ability to insert statically > linked executables on the fly from their own infrastructure. most crack attempts do come from script kiddies, though. i've heard leaving a development environment off a server compared to locking your front door - it'll keep the lazy people out, but a determined cracker can work past it. -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list