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Security Portal: Ask Buffy – Securing Against Root Exploits & PGP and Hushmail

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 19, 2000

This week we discuss securing against root exploits;
scrambling communications at an oil field; PGP and Hushmail
;
recovering lost NT passwords; spoofing remote server
identification; and allowing MSN Messenger.”

“I was recently shown by a hacker how easy it is to enter Linux
as root by hacking the SU from a normal user account login. The
hacker has installed a script written by himself, not more than 20
lines of bash shell commands. FTP it onto the /home/username
location; telnet into the system using the “username” and password;
run the SU hack script, and voila, he has gained root access! It is
not a password-cracking program because it took less than 2 seconds
to gain access!…”

“Is PGP part of the Hushmail technology, or a
competitor?…”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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