Re: [OT] /etc/machine-id "must not be exposed in untrusted environments"
On Thu, 2019-08-08 at 15:20 -0400, Marvin Renich wrote:
> This is related to the thread Generating new IDs for cloning, but is
> probably OT for this list. I guess this is really a question for
> systemd maintainers? Should I file a bug?
>
> The man page for machine-id says:
>
> This ID uniquely identifies the host. It should be considered
> "confidential", and must not be exposed in untrusted environments, in
> particular on the network.
>
> Why is the file mode 0666? Does it need to be non-root readable?
Mine is 0444, so that Chrome can read it. /s
-Jim P.
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