Safe practices
- From: Richard Kruse <rmkruse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:24:06 -0600
Questions from a Linux newbie...
Assume I'm logged in to my (own) Linux system as a normal (non-root) user. System is stand-alone, non-networked, but connected to internet via always-on DSL. I'm "behind" a NAT DSL modem/router/firewall, using "1483 Bridged IP LLC". The Linux box thinks my IP address is 10.0.0.4.
Can a hacker even get in at all, past my modem/router/firewall?
And, assuming the answer to that is "YES"...
Occasionally I need to either "SU ROOT" or start a root-level xterm for some system-level task.
While I try to accomplish those tasks as quickly as I can, and then exit from that shell, I wonder: During that short time, am I exposing my system's root-level "guts" to internet evildoers?
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==Richard Kruse== correct email: rkruse at mtelco dot net
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