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capabilities-based approach tame() isn't a capabilities-based approach. Don't confuse POSIX capabilities with actual capability-based security. The former hija
by vezzy-fnord 11y ago
capabilities-based approach
tame() isn't a capabilities-based approach. Don't confuse POSIX capabilities with actual capability-based security. The former hijacked an existing term to refer to a different thing.
It's pretty obviously a limited API, but it also makes privilege dropping absolutely trivial. Which is the point.