Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 18:19:55 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: Hackers@FreeBSD.org, jds@TracerTech.COM Subject: Re: kern_mib.c:int securelevel = -1; Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.93.960808181709.13423A-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <199608080849.SAA28939@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Bruce Evans wrote: > >BSD/OS and NetBSD are using options INSECURE to switch this feature on and > >off. I'd also like to have this switch so I don't have to keep patching > >kern_mib.c when I build kernels that use this feature. > > >If there are "mile wide" holes in the securelevel stuff we can state that > >the feature is experimental in the man pages. I still would like to have > >the INSECURE switch added. Just make it the default in the GENERIC kernel > >so it doesn't change the current default behavior. > > The default should not require any options. The new option could be named > A_LITTLE_BIT_SECURE. As people patch up holes we can rename it to A_LITTLE_BIT_MORE_SECURE. ;-) Mike Hancock
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