On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 09:57:38AM -0700, ellipse wrote: > I'm guessing the concept behind removing editors is essentially > to make compromising the system more of an investment in time,
Nope; once an attacker is to the point of running an editor, they have long-ago beat you. Game over. Reinstall. Whether or not they have a fancy text editor is immaterial. Recall several days ago, when I said any decent Unix admin could tell you dozens of ways to edit files, and this list has supplied those dozens -- including a lot of methods that are built into the shells. I strongly suggest looking elsewhere to gain security. Removing editors isn't it. -- "In God we trust, all others we monitor." -- NSA, Intercept Operators's motto, 1970
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