Tight Security And apt-get: Trusted Debian Project

kcurrie writes "There is now a Trusted Debian project available. This release installs over a stock woody installation, and includes PaX (non-executable data section kernel patch), IBM stack smashing protector patch for GCC and a ton of recompiled programs (BIND, Apache, Postfix and OpenSSH included) that take advantage of this. Running 2.4.20, it also includes the latest Snort and FreeS/WAN support.
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Moo

[Chacham]

Interesting, though I'll wait until I can apt-get it.

I'm still shaking from the horrors of using Ximian as a deb source.

Uhm...

[TheSHAD0W]

Judging from the number of messages posted under this subject, I suspect there won't be enough interest to keep the project going.

:-P

Status of stack-smashing protection patch?

[brianjcain]

Why haven't gcc accepted the stack-smashing patch yet? Does it generate unstable code? Sounds like a cool compile flag, if you ask me.

I don't have the need....

[pr0c]

I of course don't have the need for such security. I think running debian is good enough :P

Places that need the extra security such as the US government are running freaking windows!!

but...

[BortQ]

I always trusted Debian.