Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 22 Jul 2000 21:49:23 +0200 (CEST) | From | Peter Svensson <> | Subject | Re: Direct access to hardware |
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On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Ville Herva wrote:
> > > Of course, kernel module loading should be disabled as well (or made > > > available only via challange-response authentication or something (*)). > > > > You can load all needed modules and then disable modules loading with the > > same /proc/sys/kernel/cap-bound ... > > Good.
Of course you need to keep your bootable medium protected, ot at least the kernel. I think linux implements the concept of immutable files but I may have the os:s mixed up.
It is a usability vs. security issue. You can tighten security immensly through capabilities, but then you will have a much harder time as an administrator.
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