jeff,
I would think that if the system was not Intel and/or Windows based, you
wouldn't have to worry about most security exploits.
For a free TCP/IP implementaion for 8 and 16 bit CPUs, check out
http://www.dunkels.com/adam/uip/
For a C64 :) web server, goto
http://c64.cc65.org/
Cheers,
Bryan
>
> That reminds me of a question. Say I want to set up a webserver on my
> <on-topic machine>. If it runs NetBSD, then great, I can run recent
> versions of all the necessary software with all of the latest security
> fixes. However, if I want/have to run <on-topic software combination>,
> there's a good chance that old vulnerabilities will be available on the
> system. How much would I have to worry about this?
>
> Here are some of my thoughts so far:
>
> * Most exploitation activities may be directed at newer software, leaving
> exploits of the <on-topic software combination> forgotten.
>
> * Isolate the system from everything else, so if it was compromised, there
> would be no need to care.
>
> --
> Jeffrey S. Sharp
> jss_at_subatomix.com
>
>
Received on Fri Jan 04 2002 - 13:48:22 GMT