http://freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Security_(Why_FreeBSD%3F)&feed=atom&action=historySecurity (Why FreeBSD?) - Revision history2024-03-28T11:58:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.18.0http://freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Security_(Why_FreeBSD%3F)&diff=9835&oldid=prevJimbo: Reverted edits by 220.134.110.231 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo2008-01-23T01:57:03Z<p>Reverted edits by <a href="/index.php/Special:Contributions/220.134.110.231" title="Special:Contributions/220.134.110.231">220.134.110.231</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=User_talk:220.134.110.231&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:220.134.110.231 (page does not exist)">Talk</a>); changed back to last version by <a href="/index.php/User:Jimbo" title="User:Jimbo">Jimbo</a></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD has a significantly better security record&mdash;particularly out-of-the-box security&mdash;than most Linux distributions.  For example, a default FreeBSD installation includes OpenSSH configured to disallow root logins&mdash;a potential attacker must first know the account name of a user in the [[wheel]] group (because only users in group [[wheel]] can use [[su]]), log in as that user, and then [[su]] to root.  Most Linux distributions instead install OpenSSH configured to allow root logins, which is more <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">secure </del>because it allows a cracker to use an [http://www.k-otik.com/exploits/08202004.brutessh2.c.php automated program] to attempt dictionary or brute-force attacks against the root account.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD has a significantly better security record&mdash;particularly out-of-the-box security&mdash;than most Linux distributions.  For example, a default FreeBSD installation includes OpenSSH configured to disallow root logins&mdash;a potential attacker must first know the account name of a user in the [[wheel]] group (because only users in group [[wheel]] can use [[su]]), log in as that user, and then [[su]] to root.  Most Linux distributions instead install OpenSSH configured to allow root logins, which is more <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">insecure </ins>because it allows a cracker to use an [http://www.k-otik.com/exploits/08202004.brutessh2.c.php automated program] to attempt dictionary or brute-force attacks against the root account.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Furthermore, because only users in group [[wheel]] can [[su]] to root, even if a remote attacker knows root's password, the attacker is powerless if he cannot access the account of a user in group [[wheel]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Furthermore, because only users in group [[wheel]] can [[su]] to root, even if a remote attacker knows root's password, the attacker is powerless if he cannot access the account of a user in group [[wheel]].</div></td></tr>
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</table>87.194.21.22http://freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Security_(Why_FreeBSD%3F)&diff=9547&oldid=prev87.194.21.22 at 20:50, 29 November 20072007-11-29T20:50:22Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD has a significantly better security record&mdash;particularly out-of-the-box security&mdash;than most Linux distributions.  For example, a default FreeBSD installation includes OpenSSH configured to disallow root logins&mdash;a potential attacker must first know the account name of a user in the [[wheel]] group (because only users in group [[wheel]] can use [[su]]), log in as that user, and then [[su]] to root.  Most Linux distributions instead install OpenSSH configured to allow root logins, which is more <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">insecure </del>because it allows a cracker to use an [http://www.k-otik.com/exploits/08202004.brutessh2.c.php automated program] to attempt dictionary or brute-force attacks against the root account.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD has a significantly better security record&mdash;particularly out-of-the-box security&mdash;than most Linux distributions.  For example, a default FreeBSD installation includes OpenSSH configured to disallow root logins&mdash;a potential attacker must first know the account name of a user in the [[wheel]] group (because only users in group [[wheel]] can use [[su]]), log in as that user, and then [[su]] to root.  Most Linux distributions instead install OpenSSH configured to allow root logins, which is more <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">secure </ins>because it allows a cracker to use an [http://www.k-otik.com/exploits/08202004.brutessh2.c.php automated program] to attempt dictionary or brute-force attacks against the root account.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Jimbohttp://freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Security_(Why_FreeBSD%3F)&diff=8406&oldid=prevJimbo: Unprotected "Security (Why FreeBSD?)"2007-05-22T20:49:29Z<p>Unprotected "<a href="/index.php/Security_(Why_FreeBSD%3F)" title="Security (Why FreeBSD?)">Security (Why FreeBSD?)</a>"</p>
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