On Sat, 01 Jul 2000, Jim Reimer wrote about, finger & security:
> Does anyone consider finger to represent a security risk?
>
> Specifically, this is on a school system with all the student accounts, a
> couple of hundred of which belong to extreme novice users known for their
> ability to pick passwords such as 'password', their own name, etc.
>
> Passwords are shadowed.
Really any program which gives out "any" info could be considered a way to
gain info, for potential hackers.
The likleyhood of them succeeding is another thing, taking precautions is
beter that saying dam if only.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
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> Regards,
> Jim Reimer - WA5RRH
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