From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: eix USE=security
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:38:19 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20111217T163727-515@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4EEC79D5.2050404@binarywings.net
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
hth,
James
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-17 15:40 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 ` James [this message]
2011-12-17 22:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Florian Philipp
2011-12-17 22:59 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-12-17 23:35 ` Nikos Chantziaras
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