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Date:      Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:38:33 +0000
From:      Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: UNIX-like approach to software and system architecture
Message-ID:  <20010206083833.Z70673@hand.dotat.at>
In-Reply-To: <200102060328.UAA08814@usr08.primenet.com>
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20010204080917.049ecca0@localhost> <200102060328.UAA08814@usr08.primenet.com>

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Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> wrote:
>
>Actually, SCO had a fix for this a long time ago, where they
>had the ability to permit particular programs to do things,
>like bind reserved ports, as an attribute of the program (VMS
>did this too, with its concept of "installed images"), and
>not require that such programs run as root.  Adding this
>feature to FreeBSD would go a long way toward resolving the
>"root exploit" problem.

That's what TrustedBSD is all about.

Tony.
-- 
f.a.n.finch    fanf@covalent.net    dot@dotat.at
"Well, as long as they can think we'll have our problems.
But those whom we're using cannot think."


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