full-disclosure - Re: TTY handling when executing code in lower-privileged context (su, virt containers)

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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:51:26 -0800
From: Michal Zalewski <lcamtuf@...edump.cx>
To: Jerry Bell <jerry@...kologist.com>
Cc: Full-Disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Subject: Re: TTY handling when executing code in
 lower-privileged context (su, virt containers)

The only thing I am saying is that when you have a choice between
direct root logins and using sudo / su, telling people to use the
latter option for "security reasons" actually makes them worse off.

Poor corporate security practices, schizophrenic account lockout
policies, or dealing with "hundreds of administrators" on a single box
are completely tangential to that (though you can have as many uid 0
accounts as you want).

/mz

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