Safeguarding the Keys to the Linux Kingdom

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 1, 2007 9:42 PM EDT
TechNewsWorld; By Ellen Libenson
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Without proper controls, anyone with access to the root account -- the virtual "keys to the kingdom" -- is given complete super-user privileges without justification based on their job classification, specific duties or role within the IT department. This violates the security best-practices doctrine of least privilege, and can expose proprietary systems and information to malicious activity and sabotage.

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