Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:43:31 -0400 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: another kconfig target for building monolithic kernel (for security) ? |
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On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 03:03:55PM +0200, devzero@web.de wrote:
> i want to harden a linux system (dedicated root server on the internet) by recompiling the kernel without support for lkm (to prevent installation of lkm based rootkits etc)
Loading modules via /dev/kmem is trivial thanks to a bunch of tutorials and examples on the web, so this alone doesn't make life that much more difficult for attackers.
Dave
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