Re: Hardwired drivers are going away?

Frank van de Pol
2002-01-21T00:44:01Z

On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 10:22:43AM +1100, Keith Owens wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:20:02 -0500 (EST),
> "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com> wrote:
> > Linux doesn't have a method to load encrypted & signed modules at
> > this time .
>
> And never will. Who loads the module - root. Who maintains the list
> of signatures - root. Who controls the code that verifies the
> signature - root.
>
> Your task Jim, should you choose to accept it, is to make the kernel
> distinguish between a good use of root and a malicious use by some who
> has broken in and got root privileges. When you can do that, then we
> can add signed modules.
>

If you want to secure your box, why don't you simply put a lock on it and
throw away the key? Really, what might help the paranoid admins in this case
is a setting in the kernel which basically disables the ability to load or
unload modules. Of course once set this setting can not been turned with
rebooting the box.

Frank.

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