Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:58:50 +0200 | From | David Madore <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/4] security: capabilities patch (version 0.4.4), part 3/4: introduce new capabilities |
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On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 07:46:06AM -0400, Joshua Brindle wrote: > And that is just practical stuff, there are still problems with > embedding policy into binaries all over the system in an entirely > non-analyzable way, and this extends to all capabilities, not just the > open() one.
Some people prefer the policy to be embedded into binaries all over the system rather than centralized in one place. I think it's just a question of choice: if you don't like this way of doing things, you don't have to use it, of course (my "cuppabilities" module would be entirely optional).
Happy hacking,
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