Steve Grubb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: 
> On Thursday 10 July 2008 14:13:13 Bill Nottingham wrote:
> > - disabling pam_console handling of DRI devices, which has the effect
> >   of either:
> >   - making the devices 0666
> >   - crippling the X server
> 
> Which guide is doing anything with DRI devices?

http://www.nsa.gov/snac/os/redhat/rhel5-guide-i731.pdf

2.2.2.1 Restrict console device access. Explicitly suggests disabling
the pam_console support for it, with commented config file examples.

> > - removing module files shipped with the kernel to disable features,
> >   which is an impressively hacky and bad way to do it (Maintaining lists
> >   of modules to remove sounds like so much fun.)
> 
> There is no other way of ensuring wireless cannot be used. This is definitely 
> hacky and I've asked for this to be made better. rm -rf is not acceptable as 
> a long term solution.

The way to make it better is to not install the hardware. Period.
It's a requisitioning issue, not a software issue. To be fair,
the document spells this out as one option, but it really should be
the only option.

> > - has contradictory guidelines on the same page about yum
> > - describes kudzu as allowing hardware configuration by unpriveleged users
> 
> What they are talking about is that some hardware may not be desired to be 
> enabled. The thought was that kudzu can do some things that may suddenly 
> cause the hardware to be enabled.

It only configures hardware that changes, and well, if you have
physical access to *change the hardware*... all bets are off.

Bill

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