Subject: Re: LKM's shouldn't be allowed to be loaded in multiuser mode.
To: None <tech-kern@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Christoph Badura <bad@flatlin.ka.sub.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/23/1995 17:58:00
Ken Hornstein:

>I believe that in a secure environment you should make the kernel and the
>/etc/rc* files immutable, so even if a bad guy does get root they can't modify
>these files.

Also /.profile has to be immutable.

Also any programs/scripts executed from the rc-scripts and any files
that affect the behaviour of these scripts should probably made
immutable too.

>Unfortunately, that does make it so you have to go to single
>user to modify these files, which can be a drag at times.

That seems to be the price one has to pay for security.
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