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Savanna.gnu.org compromised too

Savanna.gnu.org compromised too

Posted Dec 4, 2003 18:17 UTC (Thu) by vblum (guest, #1151)
In reply to: Savanna.gnu.org compromised too by tymiles
Parent article: Savanna.gnu.org compromised too

Errm .... I'd say these were an example of how good security works: Debian and Gentoo did pretty well, didn't they? It'll be almost impossible to create complete security if an attacker is determined, but these intrusions were _detected_ almost instantly - great work!

Savannah didn't do so great though, based on the timeline; that attack went undetected far too long. Hm.


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Savanna.gnu.org compromised too

Posted Dec 4, 2003 22:09 UTC (Thu) by ccchips (subscriber, #3222) [Link]

As I understand it, Stallman didn't believe in security and passwords "'way back when," and he wants to keep security only as tight as absolutely necessary.

Unfortunately, it was more absolutely necessary....

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