[H-GEN] /dev/log inside a chroot

[Nikolai Lusan]

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Frank Brand wrote:

> I am not sure I fully agree with you here. An enhanced security install must be at
> least a bit better than a base level install and if you really want some particular
> security feature you can still go in and set it.

As say opposed from the basic install haveing the secureity things (shadow passwords
lack of network service and/or ALL:ALL in /etc/hosts.deny) as default and people turning
on the insecurity themselves?


> I think there are three level of
> security on the distros I have seen from memory and I dont think anyone is giving
> any guarantee's about security.

I don't really think that the fact that it is not "gaurenteed" is going to stop the bad
press.


The idea of having a non-secure install concerns me as much as branding an install
"secure".

Nikolai


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