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>> >> What else would you recommend for me? |
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>> > I'd suggest to completely ignore the grsec (low/med/high) options and |
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>> > use the Hardened Gentoo level in the hardened-sources all the time. |
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>> > Xorg should not cause problems unless you are stuck using 3rd party |
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>> > binary drivers. Most of us are using a hardened X setup. |
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>> Excellent, thank you. You think the "Hardened Gentoo (workstation)" |
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>> and "Hardened Gentoo (server)" grsecurity setups are adequate |
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>> low-maintenance solutions? |
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> Re: "low maintenance" |
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> I'm not sure we can dumb down the hardening efforts anymore than we |
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> already have. It's all pretty transparent and seems mostly like a normal |
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> install of anything else. The ELF's are just smarter. |
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Low maintenance definitely. Is the security OK? |
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>> What does a hardened profile do for my server? |
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> Enables things to match the kernel options/blocks things that conflict. |
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Is the grsecurity "Hardened Gentoo (workstation)" setting useful |
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without the hardened profile? |
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- Grant |
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