From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 1 Feb 2002 05:16:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 1 Feb 2002 05:16:51 -0500 Received: from dell-paw-3.cambridge.redhat.com ([195.224.55.237]:7667 "EHLO passion.cambridge.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 1 Feb 2002 05:16:42 -0500 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.4 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 From: David Woodhouse X-Accept-Language: en_GB In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: To: Felix Triebel , rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Cc: linux-isdn@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ISDN security ??? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 10:15:56 +0000 Message-ID: <4278.1012558556@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Can anyone clarify the last paragraph? --- index.html.orig Fri Feb 1 09:51:46 2002 +++ index.html Fri Feb 1 10:11:43 2002 @@ -1073,6 +1073,10 @@ Why do I get unresolved symbols with __bad_ in the name? +
  • +Why do I get warnings about md5sum checks failing in the ISDN code? +
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  • +Why do I get warnings about md5sum checks failing in the ISDN code? +
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    • +(DW) These are harmless, and you can +probably ignore them. +
      +In many countries, any equipment which is connected to the public +telephone networks must be tested and approved to ensure it behaves +correctly. This requirement also extends to the software used to +implement the ISDN protocols with passive ISDN cards. +
      +The HiSax driver has passed these tests and been approved, but any +modifications to the source mean that the approval process must be +repeated. The md5sum checks are therefore present to indicate the +current approval status of the HiSax driver. An md5sum failure does +not mean that your kernel download is corrupted; merely that someone +has changed the source code since the last time it was certified and +the md5sums of the approved files updated. +
      +It's rumoured that the requirement for certification of ISDN software +is being relaxed in many countries, so this approval process is +unnecessary. You should check for yourself the status of such rules in +your country. Certainly, I've never heard of anyone actually getting +prosecuted or otherwise reprimanded for using a modified Linux ISDN stack.
      • -- dwmw2