More likely that most folks don't know about the security holes in NT yet.
UNIX holes receive a fair amount of attention, which often causes a furor
and a fix. Microsoft remains rather tight-lipped about holes in Windows NT.
I rather prefer the UNIX approach of knowing what's wrong with it, so I can
make a reasonably intelligent assessment regarding the security of my
servers. Microsoft seems unwilling to tell me what's wrong with NT. Maybe
that's why I have more UNIX boxes at work than NT servers.
--William
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> From: Douglas Cheline <dcheline @
genuity .
net>
> To: 'Firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM'
> Subject: RE: Firewalls over NT vs. UNIX
> Date: Tuesday, December 03, 1996 7:08 PM
>
> I guess no-one really wants to touch this subject. Is it perhaps
> because NT really is "very secure" and we can trust it to do security
> firewalling? grin;-)
>
> >Douglas Cheline
> >Senior Consultant Business Solutions
> >
> >G E N U I T Y, Inc.
> >a Bechtel company
> >
> >dcheline @
genuity .
net
> http://www.genuity.net
>
> >----------
> >From: Douglas Cheline
> >Sent: Sunday, December 01, 1996 3:12 PM
> >To: 'Firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM'
> >Subject: Firewalls over NT vs. UNIX
> >
> >The various Firewall vendors that I have spoken to have repeatedly
stated
> >that, eventhough their product does run over NT, running firewalls over
UNIX
> >is much more secure. The reasoning I get is that NT has some inherent
> >vulnerabilities that cannot be plugged since the code is proprietary and
> >closed. UNIX on the other hand is standard based and open, plus it has
been
> >on the market much longer and more efforts have been placed in plugging
the
> >holes there.
> >
> >This sounds nice but not very convincing unless some hard facts are
revealed.
> > Can knowledgable members of this forum tell me what those 'holes' in NT
are?
> > and is this a valid argument?
> >
> >disclaimer: I, myself, prefer UNIX based applications but I don't have
a
> >facts based argument for that preference when it comes to firewalls.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for your responses.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Douglas Cheline
> >Senior Consultant Business Solutions
> >
> >G E N U I T Y, Inc.
> >a Bechtel company
> >
> >dcheline @
genuity .
net
> >http://www.genuity.net
> >
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