In article <9407261535 .
AA13110 @
lsli2 .
lsli .
com>, uunet!gw .
lsli .
com!ted @
iphase .
com
writes:
> Hold the phone there cheif. As I recall AIX 3 exceeds the Department of Defenc
e C2
> security rating.
>
> IBM spent a truckload of money fixing the security holes in UNIX. IBM's resear
ch division
> has been using a firewall (LSLI's PORTUS) based upon AIX to successfully prote
ct their
> division from intruders since 1988. That in itself is remarkable considering t
heir high
> profile.
D
Does anyone remember the AIX bug in 'passwd' that allowed
a user to change root's password simply by running 'passwd' and
answering the prompts?
Just curious... I heard about it from an IBM person in a traning class.
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