Re: Compatibility and OpenWall security


From: Stanislav Ievlev <inger@linux.ru.net>
Subject: Re: Compatibility and OpenWall security
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:28:27 +0400

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Douglas Ostling wrote:

>>> Please tell me about everything that is missing, so we get a more complete list.
>> 
>> You can add OpenWall security patch to this list.
> 
> 
> I don't think it would be wise to conglomerate other security patches together
> with RSBAC.  I prefer to leave RSBAC pure and on its own.  If other people
> want to add the OpenWall security patch to their kernel, they can do it
> themselves.  The OpenWall security patch is *not* RSBAC and RSBAC is *not*
> OpenWall in any way, shape or form.

Don't worry. Compatibility is not mixing. Compatibility is compatibility.
You can use pure RSBAC, but other people must know they can use RSBAC 
with other security patches.

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<html><head></head><body>Douglas Ostling wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:20010426092227.A1066@zone.quasisoft.com">
  <blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Please tell me about everything that is missing, so we get a more complete list.<br></pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">You can add OpenWall security patch to this list.<br></pre></blockquote>
      <pre wrap=""><!----><br>I don't think it would be wise to conglomerate other security patches together<br>with RSBAC.  I prefer to leave RSBAC pure and on its own.  If other people<br>want to add the OpenWall security patch to their kernel, they can do it<br>themselves.  The OpenWall security patch is *not* RSBAC and RSBAC is *not*<br>OpenWall in any way, shape or form.</pre>
      </blockquote>
Don't worry. Compatibility is not mixing. Compatibility is compatibility. <br>
You can use pure RSBAC, but other people must know they can use RSBAC with other security patches.<br>
      <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:20010426092227.A1066@zone.quasisoft.com"><pre wrap=""></pre>
        </blockquote>
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