Re: Secure Remote Application and OS Deployment?
* Chip Panarchy (forumanar...@gmail.com) [16.03.09 06:46]: Hello Been doing a lot of research of late into the installation of Windows over a network (using the Unattended BootCD and a Network Share). Also a little into RIS (WDS). I am interested in how this could be done securely. To summarise what I would like to know, I have summarised it into the 2 questions below; Why do have the impression that this is a homework...? 1. Is there a Secure way to Remotely install: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Linux (GNU way, so I can install the feature on any *nix) Mac OS X, if so, how? yes, for some Linux for sure. 2. Is there a Secure way to Remotely install applications (from a central repository) to the aforementioned Operating Systems, if so, how? yes, for those who have a sane package manager. NOTE: If it isn't possible for some of the OSs, please tell me which, then please continue to answer how it will be possible for the others. Thanks in advance, Chip D. Panarchy Sebastian -- Religion ist das Opium des Volkes. Karl Marx s...@sti@N GÜNTHER mailto:sam...@guenther-roetgen.de pgpc418ljDzZ5.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Secure Remote Application and OS Deployment?
Hello, Chip Panarchy wrote: Been doing a lot of research of late into the installation of Windows over a network (using the Unattended BootCD and a Network Share). Also a little into RIS (WDS). I am interested in how this could be done securely. To summarise what I would like to know, I have summarised it into the 2 questions below; 1. Is there a Secure way to Remotely install: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Linux (GNU way, so I can install the feature on any *nix) Mac OS X, if so, how? I don't know what you would define as secure, so it's not possible to give good advice. Over an untrusted network (ie. the internet) it is not possible to obtain 100% security (there will always remain a small risk). I won't touch your windows questions. Maybe windows-secur...@lists.microsoft.com is the appropriate mailing list? ;-) [1] Yes it is possible to securely install and administer GNU/linux remotely, in particular Debian GNU/Linux. 2. Is there a Secure way to Remotely install applications (from a central repository) to the aforementioned Operating Systems, if so, how? Yes, for Debian GNU/Linux all applications can be installed remotely in a secure way. One possibility that comes to mind is via ssh. As far as I know there is no secure way of logging into a windows OS remotely via an untrusted network. let alone install and configure software. Johannes [1] IMHO, the fact that there is no public and permanently archived discussion forum about security is just another hint to show that a) they don't take security seriously and b) their OS is so insecure that they can't afford to take the risk of making a fool of themselves by providing such a service. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Secure Remote Application and OS Deployment?
Hello Been doing a lot of research of late into the installation of Windows over a network (using the Unattended BootCD and a Network Share). Also a little into RIS (WDS). I am interested in how this could be done securely. To summarise what I would like to know, I have summarised it into the 2 questions below; 1. Is there a Secure way to Remotely install: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Linux (GNU way, so I can install the feature on any *nix) Mac OS X, if so, how? 2. Is there a Secure way to Remotely install applications (from a central repository) to the aforementioned Operating Systems, if so, how? NOTE: If it isn't possible for some of the OSs, please tell me which, then please continue to answer how it will be possible for the others. Thanks in advance, Chip D. Panarchy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
