Re: The disappearing sys_call_table export.

[Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>]

Alan Cox wrote:

> 1. Base Linux is not C2 certified

  That could be fixed... (right?)  Filesystems returning data past the
end of what the user wrote might be a big problem though -- this must
be guaranteed even in obscure corner cases.

> 2. C2 is obsolete

  Obsolete or not, it is mandatory for some people.  No check box,
no purchase order (or no certificate of operation.)

> 3. NSA SELinux can do the needed stuff from scanning the code

  But will it get merged?

> 4. Even then data erasure is not guaranteed because of the drive logic

  People who really care require the drive be reduced to pieces small
enough to fit through a sieve with ~2mm holes in it before it leaves
their sight.  For the rest, overwrite of the swap data is a useful if
not 100% reliable step to take.  Legitimate users with servers locked
up in secure areas don't really worry about someone unplugging the box
and walking away with it either.