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Re: kernel module loading vs securelevel
> > I'm just asking if "options INSECURE is mandaory to use autoloading,"
> > not module/autoloading is secure/silly/boo or not.
>
> No. As far as I can tell, there's a bug in the relevant kauth listener,
> at least in terms of the original intent of the author of the autoloading
> code; the system scope kauth listener should return DEFER, not DENY.
Okay, fair enough. Thanks.
> However, I think it's a troublesome question whether this is really
> the right policy to apply.
:
Well, it's another discussion how modules can be secure,
which is out of my scope.
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Izumi Tsutsui
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