--- Jack Bowling <jbinpg@shaw.ca> wrote: > May I submit that this is bad policy. How the hell > is a newbie ever going to know that his/her > particular security settings are wrong if he/she > cannot ever determine its current state? If you are > so worried about improper settings, just set them to > High automatically on install and then provide > documentation for using a *workable* config tool > that reveals current security state for adjusting > them to personal tastes. IMHO I would have to agree with you Jack. Although, I think it should be documented that even though the security setting is on high, that this might not be the optimally secure setting for your host, and it should only be a starting point while people actually read about how to manually configure the firewall. For that matter, it really shouldn't be called the security state, because security happens in layers. I should simply be noted that it sets the default firewall state, so perhaps it should be called the default firewall tool. ===== Kevin C. McConnell --RHCE-- <Red Hat Certified Engineer> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
