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From: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>,
	Miloslav Trmac <mitr@redhat.com>
Cc: Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com>,
	dwmw2@infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>, Alexander Viro <aviro@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Audit: Add TTY input auditing
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 15:32:04 -0700 (PDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <713627.48330.qm@web36601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706072305380.1370@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>


--- Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de> wrote:


> Someone please enlighten me why a regular keylogger² that captures
> both input and output could not do the same. (Auditing what one has done.)

1. shell aliases
   # innocuous -p 0 
2. shell variables
   # $INNOCUOUS -p 0
3. symlinks
   # ./innocuous -p 0

Yes, I know there are ways to prevent each of these "attacks",
but it's surprising how often simple textual changes are effective
in hiding behavior.


Casey Schaufler
casey@schaufler-ca.com

      reply	other threads:[~2007-06-07 22:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-06-06  9:49 [PATCH] Audit: Add TTY input auditing Miloslav Trmac
2007-06-06 10:10 ` Miloslav Trmac
2007-06-07  0:41   ` Andrew Morton
2007-06-07 10:10     ` Alan Cox
2007-06-07 14:20       ` Miloslav Trmac
2007-06-07 21:59         ` Alan Cox
2007-06-08  4:18     ` Miloslav Trmac
2007-06-08  4:23     ` [PATCH, v2] " Miloslav Trmac
2007-06-08  6:31       ` Andrew Morton
2007-06-08 16:00         ` Miloslav Trmac
2007-06-07  8:13 ` [PATCH] " Jan Engelhardt
2007-06-07 10:50   ` Steve Grubb
2007-06-07 15:42     ` Casey Schaufler
2007-06-07 15:52       ` Alan Cox
2007-06-07 16:31       ` Steve Grubb
2007-06-07 17:33         ` Casey Schaufler
2007-06-07 19:28           ` Miloslav Trmac
2007-06-07 21:09             ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-06-07 22:32               ` Casey Schaufler [this message]

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