Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | David Woodhouse <> | Subject | Re: ISDN security ??? | Date | Fri, 01 Feb 2002 10:15:56 +0000 |
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Can anyone clarify the last paragraph?
--- index.html.orig Fri Feb 1 09:51:46 2002 +++ index.html Fri Feb 1 10:11:43 2002 @@ -1073,6 +1073,10 @@ <A HREF="#s8-9">Why do I get unresolved symbols with __bad_ in the name?</A> </LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="#s8-10">Why do I get warnings about md5sum checks failing in the ISDN code?</A> +</LI> + </OL> <H4> @@ -5182,6 +5186,34 @@ </LI> </UL> +</LI> + +<LI> +<A NAME="s8-10"></A><B>Why do I get warnings about md5sum checks failing in the ISDN code?</B> +<UL> + +<LI> +<FONT COLOR="#0000FF">(DW)</FONT> These are harmless, and you can +probably ignore them. +<BR> +In many countries, any equipment which is connected to the public +telephone networks must be tested and approved to ensure it behaves +correctly. This requirement also extends to the software used to +implement the ISDN protocols with passive ISDN cards. +<BR> +The HiSax driver has passed these tests and been approved, but any +modifications to the source mean that the approval process must be +repeated. The md5sum checks are therefore present to indicate the +current approval status of the HiSax driver. An md5sum failure does +not mean that your kernel download is corrupted; merely that someone +has changed the source code since the last time it was certified and +the md5sums of the approved files updated. +<BR> +It's rumoured that the requirement for certification of ISDN software +is being relaxed in many countries, so this approval process is +unnecessary. You should check for yourself the status of such rules in +your country. Certainly, I've never heard of anyone actually getting +prosecuted or otherwise reprimanded for using a modified Linux ISDN stack. </LI> </OL> -- dwmw2
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