Bug 1324175 - Document Bug in describing use of Public Network Zone
Summary: Document Bug in describing use of Public Network Zone
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: doc-Security_Guide
Version: 7.4
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Mirek Jahoda
QA Contact: ecs-bugs
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-04-05 17:53 UTC by james labocki
Modified: 2019-03-06 00:58 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2016-12-01 14:35:37 UTC
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Description james labocki 2016-04-05 17:53:26 UTC
Document URL:  https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Security_Guide/sec-Using_Firewalls.html

Section Number and Name: 4.5.1.2. Understanding Network Zones

Describe the issue: 

The current documentation for the public security zone reads:

"Public For use in public areas. You do not trust the other computers on the network to not harm your computer. Only selected incoming connections are accepted."

Should read:

"Public For use in public areas. You trust the other computers on the network to not harm your computer. Only selected incoming connections are accepted."

In other words, remove the double negative.

Comment 2 Mirek Jahoda 2016-12-01 14:35:37 UTC
Hi James,

I think, you're wrong. "You trust" in the home or work zone [1], not in the public zone.

Kind regards,
--Mirek

[1] http://www.firewalld.org/documentation/zone/predefined-zones.html

(In reply to james labocki from comment #0)
> Document URL: 
> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/
> html/Security_Guide/sec-Using_Firewalls.html
> 
> Section Number and Name: 4.5.1.2. Understanding Network Zones
> 
> Describe the issue: 
> 
> The current documentation for the public security zone reads:
> 
> "Public For use in public areas. You do not trust the other computers on the
> network to not harm your computer. Only selected incoming connections are
> accepted."
> 
> Should read:
> 
> "Public For use in public areas. You trust the other computers on the
> network to not harm your computer. Only selected incoming connections are
> accepted."
> 
> In other words, remove the double negative.


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