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Linux Capabilities are the wrong model.... | 474 comments | Create New Account

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Linux Capabilities are the wrong model....

Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 03 2012 @ 12:50 PM EDT

That is, the problem, as noted by the Android OS, isn't one of controlling
users, or allowing programs certain operations, it is one (as system owner) of
specifically identifying and possibly controlling all inputs, storage, and
outputs of my favorite (but untrusted) program.

That is, the original unix pipe model, in which simple, debuggable programs are
composed to make complex operations, is the right model. It's just a question
of which pipes are allowed, and I think the right way to do this is a short ACL
associated with every program entity.

It's worth noting that the programs that do everything are the worst security
offenders.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

I think Linux is the right model - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 01:36 PM EDT
- GPL is right...but the fundamental technical details of its security are wrong.... - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 08:53 PM EDT

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