[oclug] 1i0n crack

[Tom Goulet]

>So I guess my question is: is running inetd some kind of security risk,
>and if so, then what is a better way to run the various daemons without
>tcpwrappers?

Inetd is an internet listening daemon, so it is a security risk.  But
since it does very little at all (just launches other programs), it is
pretty secure.

Having daemons launched from inetd is a little slower, but is a way to
save memory.

So there is basically no security difference between running an
application from within inetd and from without.

TomG
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