Date: 13 Feb 2001 10:46:02 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: dmp@pantherdragon.org Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: syslogd -ss not part of extreme security option? Message-ID: <xzpelx2c3vp.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: dmp@pantherdragon.org's message of "Tue, 13 Feb 2001 00:08:16 -0800" References: <3A88EB70.CC8CB78E@pantherdragon.org>
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dmp@pantherdragon.org writes: > I was wondering why putting syslogd_flags="-ss" in /etc/rc.conf isn't > part of sysinstall's extreme security option? This is in 4.2-R, has > it changed since the release? It doesn't really buy you much except an insiginficant performance increase and a warm fuzzy feeling - barring a kernel bug that would allow data to be sent to a half-closed socket, but no such bug is known. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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