From: Florian Philipp <lists@binarywings.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: eix USE=security
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:48:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EED1C3D.4020603@binarywings.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20111217T163727-515@post.gmane.org>
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Am 17.12.2011 16:38, schrieb James:
> Florian Philipp <lists <at> binarywings.net> writes:
>
>>
>> Hi list!
>>
>> I just noticed the USE flag "security" in stable app-portage/eix. The
>> description is hardly helpful: It fixes exploits but is not enabled by
>> default. Why? What are the drawbacks? I couldn't find anything in a
>> quick online search.
>
> ef security
>
> This adds some checks which can prevent certain exploits if e.g. the eix code
> has a bug. If you use the hardened toolchain, using this flag does not increase
> security and can even lead to problems.
> install the security module needed for some servers
>
>
As I said, this description is hardly useful. If it fixes exploits, then
why is it not enabled for non-hardened profiles per default?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-17 22:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-17 11:15 [gentoo-user] eix USE=security Florian Philipp
2011-12-17 15:38 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2011-12-17 22:48 ` Florian Philipp [this message]
2011-12-17 22:59 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-12-17 23:35 ` Nikos Chantziaras
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