Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Dec 1998 10:41:56 -0800 (PST) | From | Jeremy Fitzhardinge <> | Subject | Re: Unswappable memory needed is user space |
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On 09-Dec-98 David Feuer wrote: > As for non-swapping, someone said it wouldn't protect > against an untrusted root. This is almost true. Root _could_ dump the > memory out at just the right moment, but this would be pretty hard..... (I > think).....
An untrusted root could: - change your executable to leak the info in other ways - attach to your process with ptrace and see everything - use strace to see your keystrokes and other inputs - ...
You can't do anything against an untrusted root.
J
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