Re: PXE Booting

["Akeru Ikena" <akeru.ikena () gmail com>]

> My question is, what recommendations should I make to this client in relation to securing
> PXE booting? ... or any other useful suggestions that people feel like they have to make,
> like "Dont use PXE booting"! ;o)

There are some cases where PXE booting is really useful (quick
replications of clustered machines comes to mind). What I would look
into for this issue is DHCP Snooping, this is a common solution and a
rather simple one to ensure the security of the PXE Booting process.

Cheers,
A.

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