> If a root exploit is leveraged, then /proc/*/environ of all processes is visible to the adversary. > The classical alternative has been to store (FTP) creden

> If a root exploit is leveraged, then /proc/*/environ of all processes is visible to the adversary. > The classical alternative has been to store (FTP) credentials in a .netrc file (also used by curl). You're not suggesting that a netrc file would stop a root exploit?