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Re: [Networker] NetWorker security

2003-03-03 20:49:09
Subject: Re: [Networker] NetWorker security
From: Byron Servies <bservies AT PACANG DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:49:06 -0800
On March 03, 2003 at 12:38, Stan Horwitz wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Byron Servies wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The only way to prevent nwadmin (or nsradmin, or any
> > program that implements the necessary protocols)  from
> > viewing the configuration of a NetWorker server is to
> > remove it from the machine.
>
> Security through obfuscation is not all that robutst! There's nothing to
> prevent the system manager for a particular backup client from
> reinstalling nwadmin, is there?

Never said it was secure.

Byron

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