Hi, Frank. So I think I hear you saying that guest additions do not introduce security issues? Did I interpret you correctly? That is good news if I am hearing you right. Thanks.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Mehnert [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 3:37 PM > To: Community mailing list of VirtualBox users > Subject: Re: [VBox-users] Guest Additions > > On Friday 07 September 2012 22:25:12 John A. Wallace wrote: > > I seem to recall reading somewhere that having guest additions makes > > the VM less secure. Can someone point me to a link that explains that > in depth? > > Also, is it possible to exclude one or more VMs from the effects and > > functionality of such guest additions? Thanks. > > If Guest Additions make the VM less secure then this is a bug which can > and must be fixed. This is definitely not a general problem. The guest > Additions use a special interface to communicate with the host. Other > guest applications can use this interface as well, even without running > the Guest Additions. > > Kind regards, > > Frank > -- > Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert > Senior Manager Software Development Desktop Virtualization, VirtualBox > ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG | Werkstr. 24 | 71384 Weinstadt, > Germany > > Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München > Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 > > Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. > Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande Handelsregister > der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697 > Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz, Marcel van de Molen, Alexander van der > Ven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
