Re: Kill the DOG and win 100 000 DM

[Jay Tribick <jay.tribick () CARRIER1 NET>]

> > Actually the easiest way to do it without wading through the compatibility
> > list is to put the patch(es) on first, and then install Pitbull on top (the
> > Pitbull installation is set of kernel + user level patches and can be
> > installed on an already running system.)
>
> Not true.  The installation would complain about the patches installed
> being newer then the ones it's installing, and abort the install.   Trust
> me, I tried. ;-)

Hmm.. I'm sure there's a way around that.. can't think what it is right now though :)

Anyone know if the commercial version of Pitbull Foundation is any
different from the one on the revolution site? (www.argus-revolution.com)

> > root doesn't actually have any privileges on a Pitbull system.. he's
> > just a normal user (out of the box..)
>
> Actually that's not strictly true either - root user has enough
> priviledges to allow the system to boot on power on (not the OBP security
> levels, but the  PB authentication to let system finish booting up), but
> that's about it, yes.

No, isso|sa|so has the BOOT authorisation (at least on the systems I've used)

> > ..if anyone would like Jeff Thompsons talk from Defcon 7 on "Hacking B1
> > Trusted Operating Systems", send me an email and I'll put it up somewhere.
>
> Sure, please.   Knowledge is power, and all that...

Quite a few people have expressed an interest in getting this - it's an MP3
of the conference talk, I'll post it up on a public web server later on
today (about 20:00 GMT) and forward the URL to the list.

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Jay Tribick
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