ISS scanner and BIND 9 (AUTHORS.BIND)

[Bischof, Ralph]

Hi Kevin, 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org 
> [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Darcy
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:49 PM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Subject: Re: ISS scanner and BIND 9 (AUTHORS.BIND)
> 
> Since AUTHORS.BIND returns neither a hostname nor a BIND 
> version, the vulnerability as described by ISS 
> *does*not*exist* and therefore can be removed from your 
> organization's checklist.

	Yep, I challenged it myself as to what the check was gleaning
from the scan and how it can be considered a vulnerability. As found,
there is no information given. It is now a non-issue. I appreciate the
reply.

Thank you,
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Ralph F. Bischof, Jr.
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