Dan Price wrote:
> I've prototyped an enhancement: the method script which launches the
> depot will now relinquish a substantial number of unneeded privileges.
> This is context-aware, dropping more privileges for depots running
> read-only.
> 
> http://cr.opensolaris.org/~dp/pkg-priv/
> 
> I'd like feedback on this idea.  I've implemented it, it seems to work.
> Whether it's the right approach for the long term or whether it fits
> the "correct SMF way to do things"-- since we could specify privs via
> method contexts-- I'm not sure.  I do think it will bolster our security
> in the short term.
> 
> Stephen, Shawn & Brock I would like you to take a look.

It seems right; though my experience with ppriv is next to nil.

The only comment I have is whether we could work this into the test 
suite eventually, somehow.  Could you open a bug for that?

Thanks for being security-minded.

Cheers,
-- 
Shawn Walker
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