On 4/12/2017 3:11 PM, Nicolas Kovacs wrote: > On my public servers, I usually run BIND for DNS. I see CentOS offers a > preconfigured (sort of) bind-chroot package. I wonder what's the > effective benefit of this vs. a "normal" BIND setup without chroot. On > my Slackware servers, I have a rather Keep-It-Simple approach to all > things security, e. g. run no unneed services, open only needed ports > etc. but I don't run the extra mile (and haven't been bitten so far). > > Any suggestions? (No flamefest please.) bind went through a rocky stage where there were a LOT of security holes in it. by running it in a chroot, you limit its ability to be used as a hacking point of entry. recent versions of bind (basicially, 9 and newer) are much more secure, so this is less of a concern. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz