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You might consider it part of the OS, but it isn't part of the kernel. For purposes of understanding whether the kernel is "bigger" attack surface than a "brows
by cbsmith 12y ago
You might consider it part of the OS, but it isn't part of the kernel. For purposes of understanding whether the kernel is "bigger" attack surface than a "browser", you can't ignore the runtime.
- notacoward 12y agoWell, then this discussion could have been really short, because of course the browser relies on the kernel so the kernel is part of the browser's attack surface. :rolleyes:
- cbsmith 12y agoThat's quite different. The kernel has security responsibilities that are independent of userspace, and vice-versa. It's not like the browser gets loaded in to kernel space.