Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754588AbXJ3Gzy (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:55:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753056AbXJ3Gzp (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:55:45 -0400 Received: from zeniv.linux.org.uk ([195.92.253.2]:56846 "EHLO ZenIV.linux.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753001AbXJ3Gzo (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:55:44 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:55:40 +0000 From: Al Viro To: Cliffe Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Defense in depth: LSM *modules*, not a static interface Message-ID: <20071030065540.GH8181@ftp.linux.org.uk> References: <10965.80.126.27.205.1193684677.squirrel@webmail.xs4all.nl> <4726377A.4080807@crispincowan.com> <4726D9D9.2000909@ii.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4726D9D9.2000909@ii.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 712 Lines: 13 On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 03:14:33PM +0800, Cliffe wrote: > Defense in depth has long been recognised as an important secure design > principle. Security is best achieved using a layered approach. "Layered approach" is not a magic incantation to excuse any bit of snake oil. Homeopathic remedies might not harm (pure water is pure water), but that's not an excuse for quackery. And frankly, most of the "security improvement" crowd sound exactly like woo-peddlers. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/