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FromKeith Owens <>
SubjectRe: Hardwired drivers are going away?
DateSat, 19 Jan 2002 10:22:43 +1100
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:20:02 -0500 (EST), 
"Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com> wrote:
>	Linux doesn't have a method to load encrypted & signed modules at
>	this time .

And never will.  Who loads the module - root.  Who maintains the list
of signatures - root.  Who controls the code that verifies the
signature - root.

Your task Jim, should you choose to accept it, is to make the kernel
distinguish between a good use of root and a malicious use by some who
has broken in and got root privileges.  When you can do that, then we
can add signed modules.

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