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SubjectRe: Disabling Promisc mode,
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> >     This is impossible through software.  If a user gains root
> > access, and if the NIC has a promiscuous mode which is software
> > selectable, then that user can put the NIC into promiscuous mode.
> > Proof is left as an Exercise for the Reader.
> I think the idea is to disable this mode within the kernel and
> not leave the kernel source laying around within the machine. That
> way, even root can't get raw promiscous packets.

Then root writes a small C program that does the necessary I/O
operations from user space. That's the "Proof left..." part.
This could perhaps be disabled by securelevel settings, but not for
ordinary Un*xoid operations.

olaf

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