[3838] in linux-net channel archive
Why retain privileged ports?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Boris Tobotras)
Wed Jul 24 21:28:52 1996
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 13:45:23 -0300
From: Boris Tobotras <tobotras@jet.msk.su>
Hello,
As far as I understand, the concept of having privileged TCP/UDP ports
opens one of biggest security hole in Un*x world. And, it's ability to
protect net services from unprivileged access has been compromised many
years ago with emerging of personal systems without any real root account
protection.
What I can't understand is why are Linux (and all other unices) still
bound themselves with this outdated constraints?
--
Best regards, -- Boris.
