======= Security relating to Shared Hosts or Compromised Systems ======

Shared hosting environments perhaps ought to be considered from the security mindset in the same fashion as a compromised system (that which has or may have been already cracked into).

Don't assume that only shared hosts or compromised systems can suffer from these vulnerabilities or attacks.  Disgruntled employees, corporate espianage (while very grandios and perhaps exciting), and other factors may validate any of these security risks.

===== Security Vulnerabilities =====

  * [[security:risk:common_file_name|Common file names]]
  * [[security:risk:revealing_source_code|Revealed source code]]
  * [[security:risk:sensitive_data_in_globally_readable_file|Sensitive data in globally readable files]]
  * [[security:risk:session_files_on_shared_server|Session-state files]]

===== Security Attacks =====

  * [[security:attack:file_system_scanning|File-system scanning]]
  * [[security:attack:globally_writable_file|Globally writable files]]

===== Additional Information =====

  * See [[security:web_application_security|web application security]].
  * [[wp>Web hosting|Wikipedia on web hosting]]