Re: Turning on stack protection by default

["Aaron J. Grier" <agrier%poofygoof.com@localhost>]

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 12:59:29PM +0100, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> I'm using NetBSD/amd64 and NetBSD/i386 with stack smash protection
> enabled ever since the feature was introduced into NetBSD. I've just
> fixed a bug in "mdnsd" which was caught by SSP.(*)
> 
> Considering that this feature helps finding bugs and increases system
> security I would like to suggest to turn in on by default on these two
> NetBSD ports.
> 
> What do other people think about this?

excellent idea.  I've been waiting almost 12 years.  :)

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