Florian Philipp <lists <at> binarywings.net> writes: > > Hi list! > > I just noticed the USE flag "security" in stable app-portage/eix. The > description is hardly helpful: It fixes exploits but is not enabled by > default. Why? What are the drawbacks? I couldn't find anything in a > quick online search.
ef security This adds some checks which can prevent certain exploits if e.g. the eix code has a bug. If you use the hardened toolchain, using this flag does not increase security and can even lead to problems. install the security module needed for some servers hth, James
