[Commotion-dev] security hardening for olsrd: new Debian/Ubuntu builds to test

[Dan Staples]

I would be glad to help test this.  Is there any particular testing 
feedback that would be helpful for you?

Dan

On Thu 04 Oct 2012 10:34:08 AM EDT, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>
> I've been working to get olsrd to pass the Debian 'hardening-check' and
> incorporate all of the changes into the official Debian package.  I have
> a test version that is working for me.  Now I'd love for others to test it.
>
> There are two way to get the packages, the Guardian Project Commotion PPA:
>
>   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:guardianproject/commotion
> or
>   https://launchpad.net/~guardianproject/+archive/ppa
>
> And the Debian experimental package:
>
>   http://packages.debian.org/experimental/olsrd
>
> Since olsrd runs as root, its important that it is secure and hard to
> exploit.  This is especially important as people install olsrd on
> their own laptops and Android phones, where all sorts of sensitive data
> is stored.
>
> .hc
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Dan Staples
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