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Date:      Mon, 7 Oct 1996 20:49:28 +1000
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        bde@zeta.org.au, michaelh@cet.co.jp
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: secure level diffs to kern_mib.c, LINT
Message-ID:  <199610071049.UAA26363@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> Actually, securelevel 1 is normally so insecure that it shouldn't be used.
>> It essentially only provides write protection of /dev/mem and /dev/kmem.
>
>Isn't write protection of /dev/mem /dev/kmem a good enough reason for use? 

No, it gives a false sense of security.  Start with securelevel 2, where
there are fewer bugs and the bugs are easier to fix.

Bruce
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