Re: /dev/{km,m}em worries

[barnett () alydar crd ge com (Bruce Barnett)]

> What exactly are the problems with having /dev/mem and /dev/kmem readable
> by other? 

Years ago I had a old program that worked on a Vax.  It read the device
drivers and internal structures and allows you to see what any user
typed. You specified the name of the terminal, and voila - instant spy.

You could also learn passwords, etc. using similar techniques.