University of Wisconsin MacOS X Hack Challenge Options

[Dogmeat]

http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/06/03/07/1324256.shtml

Apparently the MacOS box they've set up has been slashdotted to death, but they're basically claiming the ZDNet article that said MacOS X could be h4x0r0r0r0r00reDDDDddd in 30 minutes was false.

[pebkac]

http://test.doit.wisc.edu/

There were no successful access attempts of any kind, including during the 38 hour duration of the test period, nor have their been any claims of success. The host is still the same host and configuration used for the test.

Also:

The ZDnet article, and almost all of the coverage of it, failed to mention a very critical point: anyone who wished it was given a local account on the machine (which could be accessed via ssh). Yes, there are local privilege escalation vulnerabilities; likely some that are "unpublished". But this machine was not hacked from the outside just by being on the Internet. It was hacked from within, by someone who was allowed to have a local account on the box. That is a huge distinction.