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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:45:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Kirchner <davidk@accretivetg.com>
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Subject: Re: Kernel-loadable Root Kits
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It would be great if there were a way to not only disable the
kldload/unload functionality, but also somehow entirely #ifdef out all
code related to modules. IE: If we could add an option to the kernel that
would basically make it "read only", that'd be a bonus.


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