Security consideration, using a non-x86 server

[Stuart Bishop]

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Eric Dunbar wrote:
| A neat security bonus if you're using a non-x86 systerm as your Linux
| server (Sony is using a PowerPC-based server for one of their
| web-exposed services)...
|
|>From "Sony's story of success with Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP & Pegasos"
| <http://www.ppcnux.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4119>:
|
| Worms/Attacks
|
| The server can be accessed from the internet - so security was
| important of course.  Linux is a safe operating system. Nevertheless
| from time to time  a new security hole is found and needs to be
| patched.  All automated attacks and worms are usually designed to
| break into x86 systems.  Even if you patch your system always in time,
| it gives you a much nicer  feeling to know that your system is kind of
| immune by design.

Heh... *all* attacks are *usually* designed.
It isn't immune by design, it is immune by accident. Stop patching those
virgin holes and some vandal will notice the nice juicy targets.

- --
Stuart Bishop <stuart at stuartbishop.net>
http://www.stuartbishop.net/
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