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Subject: VMS Virtual terminal security
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Date: Thu, 18-Dec-86 22:32:00 EST
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While it is true that accounting does not show the physical terminal info, if
you are concerned about security you can use the SET AUDIT command (with
appropriate switches depending on what sort of anti-social behavior you want to
monitor).  This will list (at least for things I am interested in--I haven't
tried all the switches) both the virtual and the physical terminal for any
security violation it detects.

I find this much nicer than looking through the accounting files for logfails,
and I would hate to give up virtual terminals, so for me it is perfect.


Matt Wilbert
(c/o debbe@oz.ai.mit.edu -- maybe)
Sr. Technical Consultant
City of Boston
(617) - 725 - 3458