Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:38:33 +0000 From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: UNIX-like approach to software and system architecture Message-ID: <20010206083833.Z70673@hand.dotat.at> In-Reply-To: <200102060328.UAA08814@usr08.primenet.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010204080917.049ecca0@localhost> <200102060328.UAA08814@usr08.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> wrote: > >Actually, SCO had a fix for this a long time ago, where they >had the ability to permit particular programs to do things, >like bind reserved ports, as an attribute of the program (VMS >did this too, with its concept of "installed images"), and >not require that such programs run as root. Adding this >feature to FreeBSD would go a long way toward resolving the >"root exploit" problem. That's what TrustedBSD is all about. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch fanf@covalent.net dot@dotat.at "Well, as long as they can think we'll have our problems. But those whom we're using cannot think." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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