So LSM stays in. No ifs, buts, maybes or anything else. When I see the security people making sane arguments and agreeing on something, that will change. Quite frankly, I expect hell to freeze over before that happens, and pigs will be nesting in trees. But hey, I can hope. -- 10/1/07 -- http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/Pluggable_Security
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- LSM remains mandatory because security teams rarely agree on changes.
- In plain terms
- Keep LSM because security experts won't agree to change it.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintain stability when consensus on changes is unlikely.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes security consensus possible?
Another view
It assumes security people will never agree.
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