[Leaplist] Server break-in attempt, a couple of QUESTIONS.

[William Warren]

patrick wrote:

> Does running a web server on the amber port of an IPCOP box protect the
> web server from most exploits?

no.  an ips MIGHT.  The best bet is to not have system processes have 
any kind of login privileges at all.  I'm wondering if SELINUX would 
have stopped this..not sure on that one.

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