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Index: V

vacuums, computer : 12.2.1.3. Dust

VALIDATE= command : 15.5.2. Permissions Commands

vampire taps : 12.3.1.5. Fiber optic cable

vandalism

7.1.1.1. A taxonomy of computer failures
12.2.4. Vandalism
12.2.4.3. Network connectors

/var directory

4.3.7. The Bad su Log

9.1.2. Read-only Filesystems

(see also /usr directory)

/var/adm/acct : 10.2. The acct/pacct Process Accounting File

/var/adm directory : 11.5.3.6. Other files

/var/adm/lastlog file : 10.1.1. lastlog File

/var/adm/loginlog file : 10.1.4. loginlog File

/var/adm/messages : 10.2.3. messages Log File

/var/adm/messages file : 4.3.7. The Bad su Log

/var/adm/savacct : 10.2. The acct/pacct Process Accounting File

/var/adm/sulog file : 4.3.7. The Bad su Log

/var/adm/wtmp file

10.1.2. utmp and wtmp Files
10.1.3.1. Pruning the wtmp file

/var/adm/xferlog : 10.3.3. xferlog Log File

/var/log directory : 11.5.3.6. Other files

/var/spool/uucp/.Admin directory : 10.3.4. uucp Log Files

variables

bounds checking : 23.2. Tips on Avoiding Security-related Bugs
to CGI scripts : 18.2.3.1. Do not trust the user's browser!

vendor liability : 18.5.2. Trusting Your Software Vendor

vendors : 27.3.3. Your Vendor?

ventilation

12.2.1.10. Vibration
(see also dust; smoke and smoking)
air ducts : 12.2.3.2. Entrance through air ducts
holes (in hardware) : 12.2.4.1. Ventilation holes

VERB command (sendmail) : 17.3.4.3. Improving the security of Berkeley sendmail V8

verifying

backups : 12.3.2.1. Verify your backups
new passwords : 3.5. Verifying Your New Password
signatures with PGP : 6.6.3.5. Decrypting messages and verifying signatures

Verisign Inc. : 18.6. Dependence on Third Parties

Version 2 UUCP

15.2. Versions of UUCP
15.4. Security in Version 2 UUCP
15.4.3. L.cmds: Providing Remote Command Execution
callback feature : 15.4.1.5. Requiring callback

Veteran's Health Administration : F.3.4.45. U.S. Veteran's Health Administration

vi editor

5.5.3.2. Another SUID example: IFS and the /usr/lib/preserve hole
11.5.2.4. .exrc
11.5.2.7. Other initializations

vibration : 12.2.1.10. Vibration

video tape : 7.1.4. Guarding Against Media Failure

vipw command : 8.4.1. Changing an Account's Password

virtual terminals : (see Telnet utility)

Virual Private Network : 21.1.2. Uses of Firewalls

viruses

11.1. Programmed Threats: Definitions
11.1.5. Viruses
27.2.2. Viruses on the Distribution Disk
bacteria programs : 11.1.7. Bacteria and Rabbits
references on : D.1.4. Computer Viruses and Programmed Threats

voltage spikes : 12.2.1.8. Electrical noise

VPN : 21.1.2. Uses of Firewalls

VRFY option (sendmail) : 17.3.4.3. Improving the security of Berkeley sendmail V8

vsprintf function : 23.2. Tips on Avoiding Security-related Bugs

VT100 terminal : 27.2.1. Hardware Bugs

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