Protect your Mac like the NSA does

Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, October 29 2004 @ 02:25 pm MDT

At the moment this is completly /.'ed. I advise waiting until tomorrow to try
the download unless you have time to spare.
Shea

[ Reply to This | # ]

Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, November 03 2004 @ 10:43 am MST

I haven't read the whole thing yet, but am really wondering about the document after reading page 31. It specifically says that you can't repair disk permissions from the Disk Utility located on the local hard drive, and must use disk 1 of the installer to do this. It goes on to recommend that this be done after every OS update performed. Anyone else have a problem with this? Quoting from the article:
================================================
Fix Disk Permissions
Permissions on files can sometimes become set incorrectly, especially during a software installation. Incorrect permissions can cause the system to operate
incorrectly and even introduce security vulnerabilities. Fixing these permissions is recommended after performing any software installation on Mac OS X.

Use the following instructions to repair permissions:
1. Insert disk 1 of the original Mac OS X 10.3.0 installation set and restart the Macintosh while holding down the “C” key to boot from a CD/DVD disk.

2. When the gray screen with the Apple logo appears, release the “C” key as the Macintosh is now booting from the disk. It is necessary to boot from an installation disk because the utility cannot fix permissions on the partition
where the system is currently running.

3. When the first screen of the Installer appears asking the user to select a language, go to the menu bar and select Open Disk Utility from the Installer menu.

4. Once Disk Utility is open, select the installation drive from the list of disk drives on the left of the Disk Utility screen.
5. Select the Repair Disk Permissions button at the bottom of the First Aid screen.
6. Once the permissions have been repaired, quit the disk utility by selecting Quit Disk Utility under the Disk Utility menu.

7. Then select Quit Installer under the Installer menu. When the Installer asks if you are sure you want to quit the Installer, select the Quit button. The system will then reboot, start from the start-up disk, and log directly into the administrator Account.

8. Eject the installation disk. The procedure for repairing disk
permissions should be performed after
Initial Installation and every software installation, including the
operating system, updates, and Applications.

[ Reply to This | # ]

Authored by: Acidprime on Wednesday, March 02 2005 @ 12:05 am MST

PDF link seems to be 404, anyone have a copy of this posted elsewhere?

[ Reply to This | # ]