Re: GSoC 2013 Project Proposal for Root permissions in wireshark

[Mohana Sai <mohanasai.26 () gmail com>]

While using privilege separation on linux systems,we can make the dumpcap
an IPC service configured to run as root or system-started daemon running
as root, the dumpcap can receive commands via IPC channels and will be held
responsible for ensuring only right users are allowed to perform the
command. Polkit in linux (authorization services in OS X) can help by
making it configurable to who is authorized to perform a specific action
(and implementing some policy for it).

Thanks,
MohanaSai Cherukuri

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