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On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'll assume for the moment that the hardened-sources patch set |
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> discussed includes security improvements. |
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> My question is...what kinds? For what reason is there a set of "makes |
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> it more secure" patches that aren't integrated into the mainline |
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> kernel? Are they just not stable in some fashion? Do they exclude some |
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> kernel functionality? Do they impact performance? |
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> What exactly is this patch set, and why is it separate? |
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I think it's essentially gentoo-sources with the grsecurity patchset |
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on top. Check out the Gentoo Hardened website for better info about |
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the Hardened project: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/ |
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