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Date:      Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:03:18 -0400
From:      Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
To:        David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cjclark@alum.mit.edu
Subject:   Re: Kernel-loadable Root Kits
Message-ID:  <20040929210318.5c9c2ba1@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <20040929235029.GA31828@VARK.MIT.EDU>
References:  <4159EABF.3030004@ai.net> <E1CCfo7-000Kb9-00@xi.css.qmw.ac.uk> <20040929235029.GA31828@VARK.MIT.EDU>

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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:50:29 -0400
David Schultz <das@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 29, 2004, David Pick wrote:
> > 6) securelevel *is* a great thing but sysadmins are tied to the
> > hierarchy of levels chosen by the project, and one size does *not*
> > fit all. As a more general mechanism I would suggest that there
> > is a kernel-build option for *each* facility that can be locked
> > by securelevel, which geves the level at which that facility
> > becomes locked.
> 
> Great idea.  See mac(4).

And don't forget to read the <shameless plug>MAC</shameless plug>
chapter in the FreeBSD Handbook.  :)

-- 
Tom Rhodes



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