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Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless

Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless

Posted Mar 28, 2013 1:13 UTC (Thu) by xanni (subscriber, #361)
In reply to: Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless by xanni
Parent article: KASLR: An Exercise in Cargo Cult Security (grsecurity blog)

Whoops, nix beat me to it. Now I'm sorry LWN doesn't have the ability to delete your own comments like Google+. :)


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Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless

Posted Mar 28, 2013 16:12 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]

It just goes to show, always hit refresh before commenting if you've had the page open for a while.

Making distribution files readable only by root is pointless

Posted Mar 29, 2013 0:17 UTC (Fri) by xanni (subscriber, #361) [Link]

Indeed. Lesson learned!

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