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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] ELF executable signing and verification
    On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 06:22:47PM +0200, Kasatkin, Dmitry wrote:

    [..]
    > > Currently it is expected to use these patches only for statically linked
    > > executables. No dynamic linking. In fact patches specifically disable
    > > calling interpreter. This does not prevent against somebody using dlopen()
    > > sutff. So don't sign binaries which do that.
    >
    > How dynamic linking and interpreter are related together?

    Well interpreter will do the dynamic linking automatically? So I blocked
    that.

    >
    > This is rather policy than enforcement.
    > Protection works only for statically linked binaries, because dynamic
    > libraries are not verified.

    Agreed.

    Thanks
    Vivek


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