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From: kang <kang@g.o>
To: gentoo-hardened@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-hardened] RSBAC / PaX -> Compiling error
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:44:48
Message-Id: 44B3D50D.8080905@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-hardened] RSBAC / PaX -> Compiling error by "Kevin F. Quinn"
1 Kevin F. Quinn wrote:
2 > On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:34:25 +0200
3 > pageexec@××××××××.hu wrote:
4 >
5 >
6 >> On 4 Jul 2006 at 16:19, Michael Decker wrote:
7 >>
8 >>> But I've detect that RSBAC and PAX manual are different, could be
9 >>> here an error? (showing only the differences here):
10 >>> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/rsbac/quickstart.xml
11 >>>
12 >>> --- SNIP ---
13 >>> PaX Control --->
14 >>> [*] Support soft mode (Turn that option off on a production
15 >>> kernel) [ ] Use legacy ELF header marking
16 >>> [ ] Use ELF program header marking
17 >>> Use ELF program header marking MAC system integration (direct)
18 >>> ---> (X) direct
19 >>>
20 >> the problem is the MAC integration setting, for RSBAC you need
21 >> the 'hook' type (i added it explicitly per Amon's request ;-),
22 >> and the gentoo guide is wrong on this. the PaX guide suggests
23 >> 'none' because it's, well, a PaX-only guide hence there's no
24 >> MAC integration.
25 >>
26 >
27 > Documentation fixed :)
28 >
29 >
30 Sorry for the late reply, but actually RSBAC works with both direct and
31 hook. At the time of writting the doc, the author priviligied "direct"
32 and still does AFAIK. Although both seems to work equally well.
33
34 See http://www.rsbac.org/pipermail/rsbac/2006-July/001869.html
35 --
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Re: [gentoo-hardened] RSBAC / PaX -> Compiling error "Kevin F. Quinn" <kevquinn@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-hardened] RSBAC / PaX -> Compiling error pageexec@××××××××.hu