Re: making Debian secure by default

From	Joe <joe@jretrading.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: making Debian secure by default
Date	2024-03-29 18:30 +0100
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On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:53:04 +0000
Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 05:47:44PM -0000, Curt wrote:
> > On 2024-03-28, Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:  
> > >
> > > A more proactive endeavor would be to document known best
> > > practices  
> > 
> > It makes no fucking difference, because your important data is
> > elsewhere and completely out of your control.  
> 
> I WAS going to gently suggest that you have a lie down in a cool,
> shaded room, but which of us had this on our 2024 bingo card?
> 
> https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4
> 
> (Upstream xz/lzma project compromised, hostile code inserted into
> sshd in Debian sid and other leading edge distros.)
> 

Hah! Most of us remember Heartbleed.

He's actually referring to credentials stored externally being
compromised. I'm not sure what can be done about that: maybe make some
kind of, you know, law, about storing sensitive data, and prosecuting
people who are responsible for failure to keep it secure... nothing
like accountability for discouraging negligence.

-- 
Joe

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making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-27 22:40 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-28 00:10 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 05:30 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-28 14:40 +0100
        Re: making Debian secure by default Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-03-28 16:30 +0100
          Re: making Debian secure by default Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-03-28 16:50 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 19:20 +0100
              Re: making Debian secure by default Ralph Aichinger <ra@h5.or.at> - 2024-03-29 08:50 +0100
              Re: making Debian secure by default Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-03-29 20:10 +0100
              Re: making Debian secure by default Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-03-29 20:40 +0100
          Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-28 17:00 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 21:20 +0100
          Re: making Debian secure by default Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-03-28 18:50 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 20:40 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-29 18:00 +0100
              Re: making Debian secure by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-03-29 18:30 +0100
                Re: making Debian secure by default Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-03-29 18:50 +0100
                Re: making Debian secure by default Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2024-04-01 02:30 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-04-01 03:50 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2024-04-01 05:00 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2024-04-01 10:40 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-04-06 09:50 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2024-04-06 09:50 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-04-06 09:51 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-04-06 09:50 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-04-06 09:50 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2024-04-06 09:51 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-04-06 09:51 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-04-06 09:51 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2024-04-06 09:52 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-04-06 09:52 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-04-06 09:51 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-04-06 09:51 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-04-06 09:52 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-04-06 09:52 +0200
                Re: making Debian secure by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-04-06 09:52 +0200
              Re: making Debian secure by default Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-03-29 18:50 +0100
                Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-29 21:00 +0100
                Re: making Debian secure by default Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-03-30 17:10 +0100
          Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 19:10 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 23:20 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> - 2024-03-28 17:30 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> - 2024-03-28 18:10 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-03-28 18:10 +0100
        Re: making Debian secure by default Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> - 2024-03-28 18:10 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 00:40 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-28 00:50 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 05:50 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-03-28 06:20 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2024-03-28 06:30 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-03-28 08:20 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-03-28 12:20 +0100
        Re: making Debian secure by default Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2024-03-28 12:40 +0100
          Re: making Debian secure by default David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-03-28 21:40 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2024-03-29 10:40 +0100
              Re: making Debian secure by default David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-03-30 04:00 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-03-28 15:50 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 17:30 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-28 18:10 +0100
        Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 21:50 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default tomas@tuxteam.de - 2024-03-28 18:30 +0100
        Re: making Debian secure by default Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 20:30 +0100
          Re: making Debian secure by default Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-03-28 20:30 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-03-28 21:50 +0100
          Re: making Debian secure by default tomas@tuxteam.de - 2024-03-28 21:20 +0100
            Re: making Debian secure by default Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-03-29 17:10 +0100
              Re: making Debian secure by default debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2024-03-29 21:50 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2024-03-28 22:50 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch> - 2024-03-28 12:10 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> - 2024-03-28 17:30 +0100
    Re: making Debian secure by default Michel Verdier <mv524@free.fr> - 2024-03-28 17:30 +0100
      Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-28 17:40 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-03-28 21:50 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-03-28 21:50 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-03-29 16:40 +0100
  Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-31 21:10 +0200
    Re: making Debian secure by default Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2024-03-31 21:30 +0200
      Re: making Debian secure by default gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-03-31 22:30 +0200
        Re: making Debian secure by default Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-03-31 23:20 +0200
          Re: making Debian secure by default gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-04-01 01:00 +0200

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