Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 17:09:23 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: "Harry M. Leitzell" <Harry_M_Leitzell@cmu.edu> Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BPF on in 3.3-RC GENERIC kernel Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19990915170025.048d0b00@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96L.990915185625.3416B-100000@unix13.andrew.cmu .edu> References: <4.2.0.58.19990915164546.048d0100@localhost>
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Maybe it's a religious issue, or maybe some utility depends on it. But it might not be a good idea to let it be on from the get-go. If the machine is rooted, you've got an instant packet sniffer. I plan to turn it off on EVERY install, and I sure wish it were that way to start. --Brett At 06:59 PM 9/15/99 -0400, Harry M. Leitzell wrote: > Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the list have a huge >arguement over this a while back and the decision was to leave it in for >some reasons that someone dreamed up? Anyone who didn't see the issue >brought up, might want to check the list logs (Wherever they might be) for >3.2 or another release. > >On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Brett Glass wrote: > > > Was doing some testing on the latest release candidate of FreeBSD 3.3, and > > noted that the Berkeley Packet Filter was enabled in the GENERIC kernel. Is > > this a good idea? > > > > --Brett Glass > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > > > >[-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-] > Harry M. Leitzell - Harry_M_Leitzell@cmu.edu > Carnegie Mellon University > Finger for PGP Public Key >[-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-=--=-] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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