docs/77058: Add note to the effect that security by obscurity is not security.

[Ceri Davies]

The following reply was made to PR docs/77058; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ceri Davies <ceri at submonkey.net>
To: Brad Davis <so14k at so14k.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/77058: Add note to the effect that security by obscurity is not security.
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 13:48:39 +0000

 On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 04:32:16AM -0700, Brad Davis wrote:
 
 > --- doc-ori/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-servers/chapter.sgml Thu Feb  3 04:20:21 2005
 > +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-servers/chapter.sgml     Thu Feb  3 04:28:32 2005
 > @@ -4177,9 +4177,16 @@
 >         <para>Permitting version lookups on the <acronym>DNS</acronym>
 >           server could be opening the doors for an attacker.  A
 >           malicious user may use this information to hunt up known
 > -         exploits or bugs to utilize against the host.  A false version
 > -         string can be placed the <literal>options</literal> section of
 > -         <filename>named.conf</filename>:</para>
 > +         exploits or bugs to utilize against the host.</para>
 > +
 > +   <warning>
 > +     <para>This will not protect you from exploits. Only upgrading to a
 > +       version that is not vunerable will protect your server.</para>
 > +   </warning>
 > +
 > +   <para>A false version string can be placed the
 > +     <literal>options</literal> section of
 > +     <filename>named.conf</filename>:</para>
 >  
 >         <programlisting>options {
 >          directory       "/etc/namedb";A
 
 ispell again please; "vunerable" at least is incorrect.
 
 Cheers,
 
 Ceri