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Why trust any user with access to any terminal? UNIX solved this decades ago. It’s just we’re all learning to be sysadmins for the most creatively destructive a
by datsci_est_2015 5d ago
Why trust any user with access to any terminal? UNIX solved this decades ago. It’s just we’re all learning to be sysadmins for the most creatively destructive and persistent set of users of all time.
- gmueckl 5d agoUNIX didn't really solve this scenario. Yes, you can limit what local files a user has access to. But with web applications and cloud services being so ubiquitous, the local boundaries are pretty much meaningless. Forcing an agent through an MCP is a way to grant access to remote services while still restricting how the network access can be used.
- datsci_est_2015 5d agoNetwork administrators also solved these things, e.g. you can limit what websites a virtual machine is allowed to access. Now, if you’re letting your agents abuse network traffic there becomes a point where you’re criminally liable. Unfortunately the current US government has no interest in prosecuting such abuse.