From: "Søren Hansen" <sh@warma.dk>
To: Jesse Pollard <jesse@cats-chateau.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: UID/GID mapping system
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:00:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1079103602.1571.26.camel@quaoar> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <04031207520900.07660@tabby>
fre, 2004-03-12 kl. 14:52 skrev Jesse Pollard:
> > Let's just for a second assume that I'm the slow one here. Why is the
> > world a less secure place after this system is incorporated into the
> > kernel?
> Because a rogue client will have access to every uid on the server.
As opposed to now when a rogue client is very well contained?
> Mapping provides a shield to protect the server.
A mapping system could provide extra security if implemented on the
server. That's true. This is, however, not what I'm trying to do. This
system is NOT a security related one (it doesn't increase nor decrease
security), but rather a convenience related one.
--
Salu2, Søren.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-12 15:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-08 19:45 UID/GID mapping system Søren Hansen
2004-03-09 16:46 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-09 19:28 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-10 15:28 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-10 17:58 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-10 21:41 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-10 22:45 ` Trond Myklebust
2004-03-11 8:29 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-11 14:31 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-11 14:45 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-11 15:58 ` J. Bruce Fields
2004-03-11 19:41 ` Trond Myklebust
2004-03-12 8:41 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-11 14:10 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-10 23:46 ` Andreas Dilger
2004-03-11 14:08 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-11 16:02 ` J. Bruce Fields
2004-03-12 13:58 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-12 20:08 ` J. Bruce Fields
2004-03-15 17:17 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-15 17:49 ` Andreas Dilger
[not found] ` <fa.ct61k6d.bm43gj@ifi.uio.no>
2004-03-11 19:40 ` Kevin Buhr
2004-03-11 23:10 ` Jamie Lokier
2004-03-12 14:49 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-11 8:22 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-11 14:18 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-11 14:39 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-12 13:52 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-12 15:00 ` Søren Hansen [this message]
2004-03-15 17:05 ` Jesse Pollard
2004-03-16 8:08 ` Søren Hansen
2004-03-09 19:28 ` Søren Hansen
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