Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 May 1999 12:35:41 +0100 (BST) | From | Alistair Riddell <> | Subject | Re: Clear reboot? |
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On Mon, 17 May 1999, Dan Hollis wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 1999, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > > If this wasn't done correctly, within a day or so something would > > appear on bugtraq on how to remotely reboot linux boxes. Effective > > DoS or whatever. True, you could load a password via sysctl, but many > > people wouldn't. I just don't think this is such a great idea... > > How about making it unusable without a password. No password, no reboot > packet. End of story.
I suppose you would want to put a dictionary in the kernel as well, and add checks to make sure the password was a secure choice... :-)
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