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A weakness or flaw in computer software and hardware which allows an attacker to take advantage of (exploit) a targeted system.

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How can I keep usernames out of /etc/passwd on LINUX

You could mitigate this by using an external server (perhaps LDAP, Samba, NIS, ..) for user authentication, and either using a network filesystem (NFS, Samba, ..) for home directories, and/or making t …
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Is it possible to plan for race conditions?

It will vary based on a number of factors, including OS and filesystem. For example, if your code is using an NFS mount and the hack is on the fileserver then there's a reasonable chance an inotify ev …
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