Subject: Re: Removing dm(1)
To: Jon Ribbens <jon@oaktree.co.uk>
From: Dustin Sallings <dustin@spy.net>
List: tech-security
Date: 11/18/1997 11:39:14
> Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi> wrote:
> > > So I'm going to propose that we simplify life and remove dm(8).
> > > Does anyone have any objections to this?
> > 
> > No, as long as the high score system in tetris keeps working..... :-))
> 
> Which would presumably be best achieved by making tetris itself setuid
> games, and doing a security audit of the tetris source.

	Nah, just make it setuid or setgid games.  If someone broke it, they
could maliciously change all the scores.

	*sigh* SO many people forget about groups and other such security
treats.

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dustin sallings