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Florian Philipp <lists <at> binarywings.net> writes: |
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> Hi list! |
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> I just noticed the USE flag "security" in stable app-portage/eix. The |
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> description is hardly helpful: It fixes exploits but is not enabled by |
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> default. Why? What are the drawbacks? I couldn't find anything in a |
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> quick online search. |
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ef security |
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This adds some checks which can prevent certain exploits if e.g. the eix code |
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has a bug. If you use the hardened toolchain, using this flag does not increase |
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security and can even lead to problems. |
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install the security module needed for some servers |
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hth, |
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James |