Security Patches FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about security patches.

This FAQ about security patches was compiled and written by Christopher Klaus cklaus@iss.net with numerous contributions by others.

Copyright

This paper is Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996
by Christopher Klaus of Internet Security Systems, Inc.

Permission is hereby granted to give away free copies electronically. You may distribute, transfer, or spread this paper electronically. You may not pretend that you wrote it. This copyright notice must be maintained in any copy made. If you wish to reprint the whole or any part of this paper in any other medium excluding electronic medium, please ask the author for permission.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following people for the contribution to this FAQ
that has helped to update and shape it:

* Jonathan Zanderson (jsz@ramon.bgu.ac.il)
* Rob Quinn rjq@phys.ksu.edu
* Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Theisen, r.theisen@kfa-juelich.de
* Gerald (Jerry) R. Leslie jleslie@dmccorp.com
* Walker Aumann (walkera@druggist.gg.caltech.edu)
* Chris Ellwood (cellwood@gauss.calpoly.edu)
* Dave Millar (millar@pobox.upenn.edu)
* Paul Brooks (paul@turbosoft.com.au)