From: Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Managing my kernel
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 09:21:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200705150921.17733.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070514205742.3a7f5776@voyager.g.spore.ath.cx>
On Tuesday 15 May 2007 03:57, Dan Farrell wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2007 12:33:22 +1200
>
> Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> > 1/ builds the known needed things into the kernel
> > 2/ disables loadable modules completely
> But Why? What's the benefit?
Well, disabling loadable modules is generally considered to be good for
the purpose of hardening your system. For example, some rootkits use
LKMs, and removing loadable modules support might help to prevent such
attacks.
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-14 15:48 [gentoo-user] Managing my kernel Grant
2007-05-14 16:09 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin
2007-05-14 22:37 ` Aleksandar L. Dimitrov
2007-05-14 21:16 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-05-15 2:16 ` Aleksandar L. Dimitrov
2007-05-17 20:17 ` Grant
2007-05-14 18:18 ` Dale
2007-05-15 0:33 ` Mark Kirkwood
2007-05-15 1:57 ` Dan Farrell
2007-05-15 7:21 ` Etaoin Shrdlu [this message]
2007-05-15 19:49 ` Dan Farrell
2007-05-15 20:06 ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
2007-05-17 6:38 ` Mark Kirkwood
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2007-05-15 0:54 burlingk
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