[CentOS] Another Fedora decision

[Les Mikesell]

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Valeri Galtsev
<galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
>>> Be it me, I would consider box compromised. All done on/from that box
>>> since probable day it happened compromised as well. If there is no way
>>> to
>>> establish the day, then since that system originally build. With full
>>> blown sweeping up the consequences. Finding really-really-really
>>> convincing proof it is not a result of compromise (and yes, fight one's
>>> wishful thinking!).
>>
>> You aren't being paranoid enough.
>
> Really? My take is to take it as seriously as it can potentially be. It
> _is_ paranoid, and is paranoid enough.  Which would constitute pretty good
> compliment responsible sysadmin can get ;-)

No, you are saying don't trust that box.

>> If it happened as a result of
>> following some instructions or running a script, it's not just the box
>> that is compromised, it is everything you think you know.   On the
>> other hand it could have just been an accidental typo.
>
> That's why I said "avoid wishful thinking".

I'm saying don't trust the source of the advice you were following
when this happened.

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   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell at gmail.com