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| From: | Evan Klitzke <eklitzke@×××××.com> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] Module philosophy: Compile-in or Load | ||
| Date: | Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:29:11 | ||
| Message-Id: | fab7f7b40606121116w1f23dd2dofe34085714017984@mail.gmail.com | ||
| In Reply to: | [gentoo-user] Module philosophy: Compile-in or Load by "Anthony E. Caudel" |
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| 1 | On 6/11/06, Anthony E. Caudel <acaudel@×××××.com> wrote: |
| 2 | > I was wondering what gentoo-users think and practice about kernel |
| 3 | > modules. Do most compile them in the kernel or load them at boot-up. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | I have heard a security argument made that it is safer to compile |
| 6 | everything into the kernel, and disable support for modules entirely. |
| 7 | The reason for this is that if someone can load malicious modules on |
| 8 | your system they can basically circumvent any security systems you are |
| 9 | using, including things like SELinux and grsec. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | -- Evan Klitzke |
| 12 | -- |
| 13 | gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
| Subject | Author |
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| Re: [gentoo-user] Module philosophy: Compile-in or Load | Jarry <jarry@×××.net> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] Module philosophy: Compile-in or Load | Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] Module philosophy: Compile-in or Load | kashani <kashani-list@××××××××.net> |