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diff --git a/devel/privman/pkg-descr b/devel/privman/pkg-descr deleted file mode 100644 index 2f5e7fbc2cb6..000000000000 --- a/devel/privman/pkg-descr +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -Privman is a library that makes it easy for programs to use privilege -separation, a technique that prevents the leak or misuse of privilege -from applications that must run with some elevated permissions. The -Privman library simplifies the otherwise complex task of separating -the application, protecting the system from compromise if an error in -the application logic is found. - -Applications that use the Privman library split into two halves, the -half that performs valid privileged operations, and the half that -contains the application's logic. The library uses configuration files -to provide fine-grained access control for the privileged operations, -limiting exposure in even of an attack against the application. When -the application is compromised, the attacker gains only the privileges -of an unprivileged user and the specific privileges granted to the -application by the application's Privman configuration file. - -WWW: http://code.google.com/p/privman/ |