[ale] Sunday 05-22-05 6PM RUN-AS-ROOT CHALLENGE

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

ChangingLINKS.com wrote:

> Also, I view restoration as the ultimate end of the argument. If I can prove 
> that I can reboot away all of my problems, and that gives me the about the 
> same uptime and security that the "expertz" on this list get - then, again, I 
> see that as a success. Not a failure.

This is where your flaw lies.  There are a number of attacks that can be 
made against a computer.  As root you have access to not only the file 
system, but all the hardware as well.  You need to think very hard about 
this 'CHALLENGE.'  It may be that when you lose this 'CHALLENGE' (and 
you will), you may find that you will not be able to reboot this 
machine, ever....

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Until later, Geoffrey