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"Exec Shield" for Linux

"Exec Shield" for Linux

Posted May 3, 2003 4:24 UTC (Sat) by Gabe (guest, #10514)
In reply to: "Exec Shield" for Linux by welinder
Parent article: "Exec Shield" for Linux

Does it matter if talking about servers? Desktop security takes a back seat to server security.


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"Exec Shield" for Linux

Posted May 3, 2003 6:26 UTC (Sat) by ctg (subscriber, #3459) [Link]

Think "application server". You might be running Windows applications on
your server and distribute them via X to user's screens. Now if you were
in a school/college/fairly hostile environment, then you might be
interested in this sort of security.

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