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Date:      Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:34:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Ng Pheng Siong <ngps@post1.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: StackGuard, etc.?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004181233190.95988-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20000418234259.K593@madcap.dyndns.org>

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On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Ng Pheng Siong wrote:

> Just wondering if StackGuard, Solar Designer's non-executable
> stack design, etc. apply to FreeBSD.
> 
> If not, are there others that do?

The basic design is compatible with FreeBSD, but it needs to be
ported. Because it modifies gcc, it's linux-specific at present.

It would be a *very* useful project for someone who wants to work on a
compiler project.

Kris

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