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Re: tcpdump and libpcap releases, and future thoughts
From: Michael Richardson <mcr () sandelman ca>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:08:46 -0400
Michal Sekletar <msekleta () redhat com> wrote: > In the future I'd like to see pktdump to implement an architecture > which would allow a user to run a packet dissector completely > unprivileged. Meaning, that *all* privileged operations are done by a > very tiny server program running on the side. We could then not > implement equivalent of -Z option and possibly hook up the pktdump with > an authentication mechanism like polkit or similar. How about: sudo pktcap - | pktdump - (or some other setuid-gid-restricted goodness for pktcap. No clue if "pktcap" is an available name, or if someone has a better name. Arguably, pktcap actually belongs in the libpcap repository...) -- ] Never tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works | network architect [ ] mcr () sandelman ca http://www.sandelman.ca/ | ruby on rails [ _______________________________________________ tcpdump-workers mailing list tcpdump-workers () lists tcpdump org https://lists.sandelman.ca/mailman/listinfo/tcpdump-workers
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- Re: tcpdump and libpcap releases, and future thoughts Michael Richardson (Sep 03)
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- Re: tcpdump and libpcap releases, and future thoughts Michael Richardson (Sep 12)
- Re: tcpdump and libpcap releases, and future thoughts Guy Harris (Sep 12)
- Re: tcpdump and libpcap releases, and future thoughts Denis Ovsienko (Sep 13)
- Re: tcpdump and libpcap releases, and future thoughts Michael Richardson (Sep 12)
- Re: tcpdump and libpcap releases, and future thoughts Guy Harris (Sep 03)