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Re: removing modules

From Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: removing modules
Date 2021-07-03 20:50 +0200
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Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:

> However, building an own kernel might improve security, i.e. on my
> servers I removed the usbmodule and cdrom stuff, so that no one could
> easy connect evil hardware to the servers (we sometimes got visitors
> in the data processing center)

Or you could just blacklist those modules to prevent them from being
auto-loaded. Serves the same purpose without needing to manually build
update Kernels.

S°

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removing modules mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2021-07-03 18:10 +0200
  Re: removing modules Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-07-03 18:20 +0200
  Re: removing modules The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-07-03 18:30 +0200
    Re: removing modules The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-07-03 19:10 +0200
      Re: removing modules The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-07-03 19:40 +0200
      Re: removing modules The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-07-03 19:40 +0200
    Re: removing modules IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-07-03 19:10 +0200
      Re: removing modules Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2021-07-03 20:10 +0200
        Re: removing modules Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2021-07-03 20:50 +0200
    Re: removing modules Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-07-03 19:10 +0200
    Re: removing modules Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-03 19:20 +0200
      Re: removing modules Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-03 20:10 +0200
        Re: removing modules Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-07-03 20:30 +0200
          Re: removing modules Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-07-03 22:40 +0200
          Re: removing modules David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-07-04 17:30 +0200
      Re: removing modules Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-03 21:10 +0200
        Re: removing modules Tom Dial <tddial@comcast.net> - 2021-07-04 05:10 +0200
          Re: removing modules Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-04 11:10 +0200
            Re: removing modules Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-07-04 14:50 +0200
              Re: removing modules Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-04 20:50 +0200
                Re: removing modules Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2021-07-04 21:20 +0200
                Re: removing modules Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-04 22:20 +0200
                Re: removing modules David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-07-05 07:00 +0200
                Re: removing modules Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-07-05 12:10 +0200
    Re: removing modules David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-07-03 19:40 +0200
  Re: removing modules IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-07-03 18:30 +0200

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