Michael Jennings wrote:
I agree that one should apply all security measures possible, but
removing read permissions on stock binaries isn't one of them, IMHO.
Be paranoid, but apply it with some reason :-)
Being able to read an executable allows one to disassemble it. This
can make formulating attacks against it easier.
while being an excellent argument with proprietary software, last I
checked.. the source for most linux binaries is available on the interweb ;)
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Morten
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