please deactivate services by default!

Christoph Höger choeger at cs.tu-berlin.de
Thu Sep 25 13:04:30 UTC 2008


Am Donnerstag, den 25.09.2008, 12:57 +0000 schrieb "Jóhann B.
Guðmundsson":
> Christoph Höger wrote:
> >> Add sshd cups bluetooth and avahi to the list as well..
> >>     
> >
> > sshd seems to be deactivated by default on my laptop (I cannot remember
> > deactivating it), bluetooth can be activated on command (hardware
> > switch, starting a bluetooth app) but cups seems to be a problem. How
> > would you print things when the printer is attached to a server (how
> > even discover it)? Avahi may be a little talkative but for home purposes
> > it seems pretty usefull.
> >   
> ssh is on by default and port 22 is open in the firewall
> In system-config-firewall --> Trusted services
> they removed the hash from SSH so the novice enduser
> would not notice it.... ( It shows in  Other ports now )

Hmm, then I must have disabled ssh somewhen... I Just cannot remember.

> 
> Services that are not needed for system functionality
> and network connection should be turned of by default

IMO every service that offers a "service" to the network should be off
by default. 


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