Is it possible to show bogus version number in BIND

phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Wed May 1 18:39:36 UTC 2002


Charles Scott <newsgroups at justgeta.net> wrote:

> Is it possible to show bogus version number in BIND connection info? A 
> security site I was visiting suggests it is good to keep potential 
> hackers from knowing what software and version is running.

Shure. In the options section {
	version "whatever";
};

Won't fool the one who really would like to know, but it could
confuse the casual observer.



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