Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 20:27:27 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: making the snoop device loadable. Message-ID: <200007100327.UAA01377@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 09 Jul 2000 09:26:20 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007090912080.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>
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> > There are alot of people who have root that couldn't craft such a kernel > module if they wanted to, and even if they could, I'd venture to say > they'd need a whole bunch of motivation and a considerable amount of > time. This is "security through obscurity", and completely fails to take into account what the industry likes to call "script kiddies" and "rootkits". Basically, this isn't a valid argument against making the snoop module loadable. -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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