Messages in this thread | | | From | Peter Swain <> | Subject | Re: Speaking of SysRQ... (as secure as CtlAltDel, so need same control) | Date | Tue, 9 Jun 1998 18:17:19 +1000 (EST) |
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> On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Myrdraal wrote: > > Speaking of magic sysrq, is there any reason it's still in the > > 'kernel hacking' section? IMHO it's a stable and extremely useful > > feature. > But is it secure? as in can you disable it while online / make activating > it require some kinda authorization? ;)
it parallels the 3-finger-salute security issues, so the 10 line fix parallels the enable/disable C-A-D control via /proc.
[i'll reply with a patch after my dentist drills holes in my head]
^..^
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