Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3156 mails)

[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kain, Becki (B.) wrote:
> I do not understand your comments

You have to protect the storage of the passwords
with another password.

This doesn't really simplify anything, and then when
root passwords are changed, THEN you have to your
"password vault" files on all of your systems as
well.

Plus, if you're not typing the root password regularly,
you're more than likely to forget what it is...then
when you need the root password in an emergency like
reviving a machine after a hardware failure...well
then, you're just screwed.

Remember, the idea of a "password vault" comes from
a company which is notorious for not giving a damn
if your systems are secure from intrusion or not.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Kulkis [mailto:akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 1:15 AM
> To: opensuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [opensuse] Password vaulting
>
> Kain, Becki (B.) wrote:
> >  Hi:
> >  
> >  What do folks use for "password vaulting" on Linux, especially for
> > root?
>
> That's a very bad idea.  Even if I knew how to do such a thing,
> I would not tell you -- unless you're hoping that Ford would
> fire you in the near future.  And considering the economic
> situation around Detroit right now....



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