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Re: tripwire's default policy



On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 21:56 -0300, Felipe Figueiredo wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> tripwire's default policy includes /proc. Why, what's the point? At least in 
> my systems, its files change more often than my logs rotate (which despite my 
> efforts insist on rotating on a daily basis). 
> 
> So, is it safe to just remove /proc from the policy? 

I have on all my public systems.  I did this quite some time ago.  No
problems, no worries.

> If so, why is it included by default?

There are probably a host of reasons, I point the finger at the pack
maintainer leaning more towards the side of security than insecurity.

-Jim P.

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