Re: [Devil-linux-develop] freshmeat.net: Project details for IP Tables network magic SysRq

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On 03/16/2004 02:43:30 PM Friedrich Lobenstock wrote:
>Bruce Smith wrote on 16.03.2004 20:08 MET:
>>>>>>I'm sure they come up with some better authentication in the
>future.
>>>>>
>>>>>Or even better authorization.  :-)
>>>>
>>>>Minor details..... ;-)
>>>
>>>Either one would be an improvement!   :-)
>>
>>
>> WAIT A MINUTE!  (imagine light bulb going on over my head :)
>>
>> You supply two prime numbers (manually) while running "make".
>> This would be in the DL build process?  This means the encryption is
>> static and can only be changed by recompiling DL?  This means the key
>> is burned on the CD and is the same for everyone with a stock distro?
>> SECURITY HOLE!!!  I changed my mind about including this!  Or at least
>> turn it off by default for all distro's available for download.  YUCK!
>
>I know. But you would not enable it from any IP, would you? Maybe those
>numbers can be supplied on some other way in the future. May let's mail
>the
>author. What do you think?

Good idea.
Don't forgett he's in an early stage of the development and probably
didn't consider distro's like DL.

Heiko