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On Tuesday 15 May 2007 03:57, Dan Farrell wrote: |
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> On Tue, 15 May 2007 12:33:22 +1200 |
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> Mark Kirkwood <markir@××××××××××××.nz> wrote: |
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> > 1/ builds the known needed things into the kernel |
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> > 2/ disables loadable modules completely |
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> But Why? What's the benefit? |
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Well, disabling loadable modules is generally considered to be good for |
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the purpose of hardening your system. For example, some rootkits use |
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LKMs, and removing loadable modules support might help to prevent such |
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attacks. |
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