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Date:      Sat, 8 Mar 2003 00:18:22 +0100
From:      Simon Barner <barner@in.tum.de>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: A question about kernel modules
Message-ID:  <20030307231822.GB1340@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de>
In-Reply-To: <200303071807.27524.taxman@acd.net>
References:  <200303071155.43785.damien@tougas.net> <200303071807.27524.taxman@acd.net>

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> So optimal security would be have every=20
> needed component compiled in, and turn off the ability to load any module=
s. =20
> I have no idea if this can be done or how in FreeBSD.

This is what securelevel(8) is about:

[...]

1     Secure mode - the system immutable and system append-only flags may
       not be turned off; disks for mounted file systems, /dev/mem, and
       /dev/kmem may not be opened for writing; kernel modules (see
       kld(4)) may not be loaded or unloaded.

[...]



> http://packetstorm.decepticons.org/papers/unix/bsdkern.htm

Ah, interesting one! Thanks :-)

Simon

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