[Wine] binding to privileged Linux ports (<= 1024)

James McKenzie jjmckenzie51 at earthlink.net
Fri Feb 12 20:25:49 CST 2010


oiaohm wrote:
> mc2718  good secuirty is like a onion.   You have layers.
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> Firewall is only one layer.    DAC permissions are another.   MAC permissions are another.  Physical controls are another.
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> At the firewall layer I use single packet port knocking to open the ssh.  So it is hidden most of the time.
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> Also the least number of not security layers the better.  Ie wine is a non secuirty layer.
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> Always remembering any one layer could fail one day.     Each layer reduces the risk or complete failure.
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> Secuirty what got my fear of you mc2718.   People from a windows background have the problem of putting too much faith in anti-viruses and firewalls.  Where good secuirty from the Unix/Linux world teaches you not to depend on them.
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>   
Or doing a massive study for the CISSP/IASSP exam.  I have to get this
to keep my job.

In any case, a firewall, with a host based security system can be and is
a lot of fun.

James McKenzie




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