[PLUG] Zombie in my Linux box?

Jeme A Brelin jeme at brelin.net
Wed Jun 16 19:16:01 UTC 2004


On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, B. Thoen wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Dan Haskell wrote:
> > http://www.bastille-linux.org/
>
> As I remember, wasn't the original Bastille hacked by ignorant peasants
> after a system crash in 1779, and its administrator guillotined? ;-)
>
> But thanks for the tip!

Well, sure, but bastille-linux primarily secures a system from remote
attack and the original Bastille was secured against escape, not intrusion
from outside.

Just as the Bastille could be (and was) hacked by storming peasants from
outside, bastille-linux can be compromised by, say, simple physical
access.

I guess it's what they call "suitability for a particular purpose".

J.
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