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Are you saying it makes no difference whether process runs as root or normal user in whatever OS you're on?
by throwaway290 3y ago
Are you saying it makes no difference whether process runs as root or normal user in whatever OS you're on?
- prmoustache 3y agoI am saying it depends of the attack scenario. Privilege escalation is a big issue for servers and mutualized systems. On a personal computer this is the least of your concerns as your personnal data is more valuable than some binaries in your root filesystem. People are ready to get their precious data pwned or ransomwared but are afraid some process would get root access, this is backwards thinking.
- throwaway290 3y agoIn many systems today an app is sandboxed and doesn't get full disk access unless it's granted. But installer gets full access, since it can plug the password into su/sudo and do whatever.