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So maybe I'm missing something. Is learning mode all you need to do to get |
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up and running? How much time did you spend tweaking the profile? Is it a |
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security no-no to ask to see your profile. |
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Thanks, |
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Brian |
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----- Original Message ----- |
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From: <atoth@××××××××××.hu> |
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To: <gentoo-hardened@l.g.o> |
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Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:37 AM |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-hardened] Re: Do I need RBAC? |
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> On Vas, Október 29, 2006 16:19, 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote: |
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>> If you are talking about Grsecurity (which has a learning mode that makes |
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>> configuration very easy), and if your users are doing limited, standard |
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>> things, then a strong Yes! (though IIUC, SeLinux is difficult to |
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>> configure) |
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> Strongly agree. |
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> I use Grsecurity even on my laptop, which has only one non-root user: me. |
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> You can call me paranoid, but it's good to know, that my computer is |
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> protected from myself... |
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> Regards, |
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> Dw. |
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> dr Tóth Attila, Radiológus Szakorvos jelölt, 06-20-825-8057, |
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> 06-30-5962-962 |
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> Attila Toth MD, Radiologist in Training, +36-20-825-8057, +36-30-5962-962 |
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>> The RBAC protection will protect you if -you- or a trusted user does |
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>> something accidentally (e.g. shell command), or downloads something that |
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>> tries to exploit a news client or browser. It may also protect you if |
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>> someone ever compromises a portage distribution. |
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>> There seems to be a reluctance among some old-timers to use the hardened |
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>> tools anywhere else but on a server - I'd guess that is a holdover from |
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>> the last decade when both Linux and the hardening tools were being |
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>> created. Today's (non-selinux) tools are easy to use, and are IMHO quite |
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>> appropriate for home use in today's world of professional crackers going |
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>> after home users. Heh, even MS is "hardening" their new OS, VISTA. |
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>> On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:16:59 -0400, |
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>> <bridavis-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>>> I have a total of 3 non-root users, 1 is me, the 2 others are trusted |
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>>> (i.e. family/friend). RBAC looks like it's more complex that I need and |
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>>> want to deal with, and I'm I'm wondering if I should bother with this |
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>>> with so few users. |
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>>> |
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>>> Thoughts? |
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>>> Thanks, |
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>>> Brian |
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