[j-nsp] Re: Running a code on router

[Richard A Steenbergen]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 08:46:50PM +0100, Daniel Roesen wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 07:58:18PM +0100, Hannes Gredler wrote:
> > you can start a shell and run regular sh scripts ...
> > 
> > note that from 7.5 onwards you cannot run (unsigned)
> > binaries anymore.
> 
> Cool. Whom can I send the mtr[1] pkg to sign so folks can continue having
> a nice realtime traceroute/RTT tool in JunOS 7.5 and later? ;)
> 
> The years-old feature request unfortunately never turned into a feature.
> It prolly came too late. :-Z
> 
> Folks running Doom servers on their REs will be doomed though I guess.. :-P

I heard that there would be a mechanism to turn this off. I agree with the 
concept, it is a good way to prevent people from hacking routers and 
installing DDoS nets, keep ex-employees from installing backdoors before 
they leave, etc. For your average user this should be a good feature, so 
long as power users have the ability to turn it off. :)

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