Re: [PATCH 0/3] Introduce user namespace capabilities

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

On Fri May 17, 2024 at 10:11 PM EEST, Jonathan Calmels wrote:
> On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 10:53:24AM GMT, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> > Of course they do. I have been following the use of capabilities
> > in Linux since before they were implemented. The uptake has been
> > disappointing in all use cases.
>
> Why "Of course"?
> What if they should not get *all* privileges?

They do the job given a real-world workload and stress test.

Here the problem is based on a theory and an experiment.

Even a formal model does not necessarily map all "unknown unknowns".

BR, Jarkko