Security Concerns with sudo (from PC Mag)

[John DeCarlo]

Hello,

I received this last week or so.

Basically it says to not let your system remember the password for 5
minutes (default with Ubuntu), so no nasty programs use sudo to mess
up your system.

Obviously there is a compromise between security and convenience here.

Is there any official position from Ubuntu folks on this issue?

Thanks.


> Welcome to the PCMag.com <http://PCMag.com> Security Watch Newsletter. Every 
> week we bring you an overview of the current viruses, worms
> and other threats and the information you need to combat 
> them.
> 
> Users of UNIX-variant operating systems, including Mac OS X,
> need to be aware of a potential root compromise of their 
> systems using the sudo utility. See how to fix the problem 
> in this week's Top Threat section.
> http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1656-14-56-131129-177233-0-0-0-1



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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
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