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SubjectRE: Re: Re: [PATCH]: non-readable binaries - binfmt_misc 2.6.0-test4
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> --- insecure <insecure@mail.od.ua> wrote:
>
> > If the binary resides on a NFS drive ( which
> > is a very common practice )
> > then the suid-wrapper solution will not work
> > because root permissions
> > are squashed on the remote drive.
>
>
> This is a NFS promlem. Do not work around it by
> adding crap elsewhere.
> NFS has to get a decent user auth/crypto features.
> I did not try it yet, but NFSv4 will address that.
> --

This is not a workaround - it's a solution for systems
that use the unix user identification mechanism.
Considering the conservative nature of system-administrators,
this mechanism will still be in use for quite a while.

Thanks,
Yoav.
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