Re: Speaking of SysRQ... (as secure as CtlAltDel, so need same control)
Peter Swain (swine@softway.com.au)
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 18:17:19 +1000 (EST)
> On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Myrdraal wrote:
> > Speaking of magic sysrq, is there any reason it's still in the
> > 'kernel hacking' section? IMHO it's a stable and extremely useful
> > feature.
> But is it secure? as in can you disable it while online / make activating
> it require some kinda authorization? ;)
it parallels the 3-finger-salute security issues,
so the 10 line fix parallels the enable/disable C-A-D control via /proc.
[i'll reply with a patch after my dentist drills holes in my head]
^..^
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