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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!cancer.vividnet.com!hunter.premier.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!ott.istar!istar.net!tor.istar!east.istar!news From: Chris Tyler <CTyler@Oxford.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Benchmarking different Unix Operating Systems Date: 9 Sep 1996 16:46:16 GMT Organization: Global Proximity Corporation Lines: 26 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <511hko$g7o@nr1.toronto.istar.net> References: <aak2.842008017@Isis.MsState.Edu> <50p41e$1ie@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <32305b37.590852758@news.intellistar.net> <aak2.842255270@Isis.MsState.Edu> <5113o6$k8a@josie.abo.fi> NNTP-Posting-Host: burgessville-146.oxford.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; Linux 1.2.13 i586) To: mandtbac@abo.fi Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:26937 comp.unix.solaris:81982 comp.os.linux.misc:128024 Mats Andtbacka wrote: > > Atif Ahmad Khan, in <aak2.842255270@Isis.MsState.Edu>: > seems to me that that which a web server hands out to the 'net at > large is public information anyway; so you merely need to ensure that > breaking the server won't compromise anything else, no? Except that there are three concerns here: (1) That no non-public information will make it into other peoples' hands (the concern you addressed); (2) That no one will be able to alter your web pages, and make incorrect, embarassing, or illegal information appear to come from your official web site; and (3) That your web site will remain accessible, and continue to serve information (i.e., not fall prey to denial-of-service attacks). Thus, even with a web server sitting out in the open, security can be a concern WRT #2/#3. -- Chris Tyler <CTyler@Oxford.net> Global Proximity Corporation (519) 421-3541 / fax (519) 421-2107 Internet and Computer Consulting