Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-25,: Re: Secure-linux and standard kernel

# Re: Secure-linux and standard kernel

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:16:09 +0100 (BST)

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> How come the secure-linux patches are not incorporated into the standard
> kernel? Are there any current plans to implement stronger security to the
> standard kernel?

I folded some bits of it into 2.0.34 where it was relevant to a general
purpose OS (eg securelevel bits). The part of the patch that does segment
register checking broke too much stuff so it went out.

Alan

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