Bug#366954: shouldn't it use chroot ?

[Frank S. Thomas]

Hi Robert,

On Friday 12 May 2006 13:54, Robert Millan wrote:
> I think boinc-client should use chroot() before running the downloaded
> plugins.

A proposal[1] to make BOINC more secure including the possibility to use 
chroot()[2] is currently discussed on the boinc_dev mailing list. Since this 
would require a major change in the client, don't expect it to be implemented 
before BOINC >= 5.6.

[1] http://www.ssl.berkeley.edu/pipermail/boinc_dev/2006-May/005504.html
[2] http://www.ssl.berkeley.edu/pipermail/boinc_dev/2006-May/005514.html

Grüße,
Frank

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