Russell Coker wrote: > On Tuesday 05 June 2007 16:52, Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Package: wnpp >> Severity: wishlist >> Owner: Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > What benefits does this offer over authbind which has been in Debian for ages? > > It uses a (I think) much more secure mode of operation. In particular: - No SUID executables - User who launches the daemon must be root - Privileges go down, never up And, as a result: - No global configuration necessary (though one will probably be added later if necessary).
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