Re: Bill Wohler: Linux security tips
On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Bill Wohler wrote:
> In a recent Usenix login; magazine, an article on security noted the
> following configurations for Linux. I noticed that most are already
> in place in my 2.0.33 kernel (I haven't upgraded to hamm yet, but
> soon!)
>
> I couldn't find mention of the last one (CONFIG_SECURE_STACK)
> anywhere. Has this already been folded into the kernel?
Hi,
Nope... you can't find it in the linux kernel. You have to patch the linux
kernel with a file from Solar Designer's security patch
(www.false.com/security). It's quite good.
> If not, perhaps it should be considered.
I certainly hope so.
regards,
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