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[03] HAS SDF EVER BEEN COMPROMISED?
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The first time was in 1991 when a person from France dialed in
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to our machine (then running SystemVr3.2 1.0) and was able to get
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root (administrative) access. He promptly notified us.
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During our short lived stint of attempting to run SDF under 'linux' on
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IBM compatibles the system was compromised a number of times, but the
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individuals who did it were much more secretive and malicious. For
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each case users were forced to change their passwords and patched
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software was installed (though this of course introduced other bugs
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that could be found later on)
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After dumping linux and x86 in favour of return to real computers, we
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have not had any major security issues. We are however, just as vigilant
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to be sure that your account here on SDF is safe and that any security
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issues are resolved quickly before public announcements (cert, et cetera)
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Please NOTE, an administrator will NEVER ask you for your password.
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Anyone impersonating an administrator is BREAKING THE LAW. You can
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report them to your local authorities if you identify them.
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