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Re: yes, its t0rn again
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  • To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  • Subject: Re: yes, its t0rn again
  • From: Andreas Hasenack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  • Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 13:35:50 +0100
  • In-reply-to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Em Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:33:45PM -0800, Andrew Edelstein escreveu:
> Make sure your md5sum binary is also on immutable media. It doesn't do you any
> good to have known good checksums, if the binary that does the checking can be
> hacked to tell you what the hacker wants it to tell you.

That may also not be enough. A library could have been hacked, md5sum should be
statically linked. And, if a kernel module has been inserted, then all bets
are off, you would have to reboot from a known kernel to be sure.







 
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