Protecting passwd file(s)

From: Claudio Strizzolo <Claudio.Strizzolo_at_trieste.infn.it>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 15:12:17 +0200 (CET-DST)

Hi everybody,
        is there any way to prevent passwd files from being accessed
by users (without side-effects)?
We run NIS, and both /etc/passwd and the YP database are accessible (and
crackable) by the users. Any way to avoid it?
Thank you very much in advance

        C.Strizzolo

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