unix - secure distribution guidelines
GLOSSARY
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boot scripts
- the set of scripts and programs executed during system boot, system
shutdown, and runlevel changes. This of course does not apply to scripts
running from the installation media during install.
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privileged access
- access through which one may view or modify system internals or
parameters in any way (e.g. adding files, deleting files, modifying
files, opening files, reading memory, viewing processes, etc)
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locked password
- a password which one can never match, such as '*' or 'x' in place of a
DES encrypted password string. An account with a locked password can
never be logged into.
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