Subject: Re: How tos for a Security System on Unix + How tos for Sensors
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net>
From: J. Buck Caldwell <buckaroo@liveround.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 05/15/2002 14:53:34
You've misunderstood. What the gentleman is asking is how to control external
security measures, such as electronic locks, keypads, motion sensors, perhaps
X10 devices, and such, from a NetBSD machine. Am I correct, Shyam?

Wojciech Puchar wrote:

> > Well , what I meant by "Security System" was what some people
> > call "Convergence" Technology.Sitting at my PC (running one of the Unixen)
> > I want my machine to be able to control by means of a password , who will
> > open my gate and enter and who will not.
> > Well , I am looking for do it yourself-s , How-tos , books or  web sites
> > in this regard.
>
> so generally if you use netbsd and think you have secure system.
>
> contraty to other "easy to use" systems it doesn't install any network
> daemons by default (except inetd but with all-hashed inetd.conf).
>
> then YOU decide what you like to run and before it just ask about security
> dangers of the daemon you want to run.
>
> if it's your personal machine only remote security holes could be a
> problem so it even simplifies problem.
>
> but don't forget about other security problem - java in browser.
> in theory it can't make any danger. but it's theory.
>
> the simplest solution is to disable it, what you will do is your choise

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