Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 1 May 2002 22:21:11 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] TRIVIAL 2.5.12 WP security warning |
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Hi!
> > Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>: Warn users about machines with non-working WP bit: > > Hi! > > > > This might be good idea, as those machines are not safe for multiuser > > systems. > > > > - printk("No.\n"); > > + printk("No (that's security hole).\n"); > > #ifdef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK > > Maybe be a little more explicit in the wording ? > > "No. This system is insecure in a multiuser environment.\n" perhaps ?
Looks good. Pavel -- Casualities in World Trade Center: ~3k dead inside the building, cryptography in U.S.A. and free speech in Czech Republic. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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