6a00d8341c562c53ef01538f8abd65970b-800wi"Whats in the box" -- David Mills Lets face it, one of your users needs to have a package installed on a system, you tend to do it for them. That is, as long as the package looks safe. Sure, your not going to install an rpm that is clearly dangerous, but as long as the package name looks reasonable and you trust the user, you might actually just go ahead an install it for them without thinking much about it. Hell, I know that I have done the exact same thing from time to time. And I have done it with an unsigned package.
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Quick and Dirty Yum Security Plugin Overview
The YUM security plugin is a package that allows you to search specifically for security patches applicable to a Redhat/Centos server. This functionality comes in very handy when having to cross reference CVEs to Redhat Security Advisories (RHSAs). If you work closely with anyone in an information security role, you already know how vital functionality is.