Re: modules and securelevel

Systemkennung Linux (linux@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de)
Sat, 13 Jul 1996 15:59:56 +0200 (MET DST)


Hi,

> Protecting the kernel against each module would cause a lot of unnecessary
> overhead. Is there any good reason why modules should not be "trusted"
> code?

Because securelevel is for people that are not paranoid because they
*know* that everybody is out to get them.

Ralf