It is a little more than odd that thereafter, the rules were changed in a manner that disallowed VMS (and most other o/s's) and required a game-standardized defcon-supplied operating system and application set. Too much heat in the kitchen I suppose. We were going to take VMS back again, and offer even more services to attack, but with the rule change we did not get the chance.
Sure VMS has a root. There might be some discussion over what it is, maybe DKA0:[000000] which could be a top level directory on the system disk, or maybe the logical sys$manager or sys$system which are a level down, I suppose any would do, but there's no way into those places unless the system manager says so. The user stays put in its own place and is not free to peruse, or at least to change things.
Opcom was there, along with Cedric Zool from Belgium. It is true. all boxes were hacked except the vms box, and one system made of 3 sun boxes with one acting as 'the box', one logging everything, and one as a console for the team of 2 guys who were continuously on duty babysitting it and fending off attacks (does that count? -if you have to expend that much energy, what's the impact on cost of operation?). We set up the VMS box and left it alone while we debauched and got drunk. heh. VMS$RULES.
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It is a little more than odd that thereafter, the rules were changed in a manner that disallowed VMS (and most other o/s's) and required a game-standardized defcon-supplied operating system and application set. Too much heat in the kitchen I suppose. We were going to take VMS back again, and offer even more services to attack, but with the rule change we did not get the chance.
Sure VMS has a root. There might be some discussion over what it is, maybe DKA0:[000000] which could be a top level directory on the system disk, or maybe the logical sys$manager or sys$system which are a level down, I suppose any would do, but there's no way into those places unless the system manager says so. The user stays put in its own place and is not free to peruse, or at least to change things.
Opcom was there, along with Cedric Zool from Belgium. It is true. all boxes were hacked except the vms box, and one system made of 3 sun boxes with one acting as 'the box', one logging everything, and one as a console for the team of 2 guys who were continuously on duty babysitting it and fending off attacks (does that count? -if you have to expend that much energy, what's the impact on cost of operation?). We set up the VMS box and left it alone while we debauched and got drunk. heh. VMS$RULES.