[CentOS] Unknown rootkit causes compromised servers
Chris Mauritz
chrism at imntv.com
Tue Jan 29 16:00:20 UTC 2008
Milton Calnek wrote:
> If you don't like the defaults, get anaconda to change them for you.
> Or write a script that you run shortly after install to make the
> changes for you.
That would be pretty amazing if at the end (or at the beginning) of the
install there was some checkbox that said something to the effect of:
"Would you like to maintain compatibility with upstream security
defaults or would you like to follow our more sensible recommendations
instead?"
And if the user chooses the latter, a much more secure default
configuration could be applied. That might go a long way towards
helping non-wizard folks to enjoy some measure of additional protection
by default. Just a thought.
Best,
Chris
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