Re: ext3 to include capabilities?

s/bogus/orc/ (bogus@pell.portland.or.us)
8 Apr 1999 18:12:40 -0700

In article <linux.kernel.199904090054.UAA12139@jupiter.cs.uml.edu>,
Albert D. Cahalan <acahalan@cs.uml.edu> wrote:
>
>Andreas Siegert writes:
>> Quoting Albert D. Cahalan (acahalan@cs.uml.edu):
>
>>> I'm still waiting for a filesystem-based proposal that works with NFS.
>>
>> Capabilities are there to increase security. Anyone who seriously
>> wants security will not use NFS.
>
>I keep hearing this without a reason. Assuming you filter incoming
>packets and don't allow random insecure machines on your network,
>just how is NFS insecure?

You're not being paranoid enough.

You've forgotten the users, and the evil management that forces you
to let people break security on your machines. Every machine on the
local network is there for the sole purpose of breaking onto YOUR
machine, and those dirty scoundrels won't stop until inodes are
BLEEDING ON THE FLOOR.

____
david parsons \bi/ ObKernel: None.
\/

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/