Re:E-Mail Security in the Wake of Petraeus
by liotier on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @04:51AM
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Actually they would need to seize my server physically - my ISP does not have the root password. But :
- It is located in France, which makes it difficult for the US government. Easy for the French government though.
- It is a mom & pop ISP, who will tell me if someone forces them to yield access to he hardware.
- I will notice if the server goes offline.
That said, a competent, motivated and well endowed intruder will probably find a way through one of the other services on the same host - if intrusion occurs, I guess it will be through a Wordpress plugin. But if I wanted elevated security, a host with just sshd, courrier, postfix and the afferent mail processing is a pretty tough nut to crack.
- It is located in France, which makes it difficult for the US government. Easy for the French government though.
- It is a mom & pop ISP, who will tell me if someone forces them to yield access to he hardware.
- I will notice if the server goes offline.
That said, a competent, motivated and well endowed intruder will probably find a way through one of the other services on the same host - if intrusion occurs, I guess it will be through a Wordpress plugin. But if I wanted elevated security, a host with just sshd, courrier, postfix and the afferent mail processing is a pretty tough nut to crack.