[KLUG Advocacy] Re: linux security
Adam Tauno Williams
awilliam at whitemice.org
Tue Feb 1 13:20:45 EST 2005
> > it is quite easy to break root password in Linux using GRUB boot loader. On
> > the other hand breaking Administrator password in Windows 200x is very
> > difficult. Does this mean Linux security is weak?
Given physical access I can crack a Windows 2000/XP box is less than a
minute.
> No, it means you forgot to lock the door to your server room.
Yep.
RULES #1, #2, and #3 are to RESTRICT PHYSICAL ACCESS. You should need
at least two keys to access a server, and if your data matters you
should have a sensor on the door as well hooked to an alarm system or at
least that raises holy hell if it isn't disarmed first.
> BTW, I, as I'm sure many others here, can break the administrator password
> in about 2 minutes on a Windows 2K box.
Less! I've demonstrated it (albeit on a really fast box). Could take
quite a bit longer on an old box.
> This thread is better suited for the advocacy list. Replies there please.
OK.
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