Subject: Re: Passing credentials as ancillary data
To: Johan Danielsson <joda@pdc.kth.se>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/07/1998 01:13:26
On 07 Jan 1998 10:16:25 +0100
joda@pdc.kth.se (Johan Danielsson) wrote:
> > - If the sender attempts to forge a credential, the kernel will
> > discard it.
>
> What kind of integrity protection is used?
If the user attempts to send ancillary data with SCM_CREDS set, the
kernel discards it.
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