[bind10-dev] Anonymization of b10-showtech output

[Michal 'vorner' Vaner]

Hello

While reviewing the #2062 branch (initial version of b10-showtech), I expressed
a concern: The output consists a lot of information, some of which might be
considered sensitive by the administrators. Why so? It lists all open ports, all
running applications (or, we want it in future, by listing the processes), etc.
I could imagine the admins not wanting to share the information they are running
service XYZ as well as a DNS server with the world.

This might be less of a problem when they are sending it privately to the
support stuff (they are already trusting the ISC not to do anything fishy by
running the code), but it could pose a real problem when attaching it to a bug
report or something.

I'd like to discuss the possibilities we have here. I think we want to have
these options, depending on the admins' need:
• List everything as it is.
• List everything, but anonymize it somehow (I'm not sure how, though).
• Have options to omit parts of the output. Some info is still better then the
  admin not sending anything at all.

What do you think of it? And do you have an idea how to anonymize the things?

Thank you

-- 
When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.
		-- Gen. C. Abrams

Michal 'vorner' Vaner
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