From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <20170129184316.GA31184@athena> <2d6c7a51-3de3-1d95-37aa-c53c2caa9968@oracle.com> From: Djalal Harouni Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 08:06:08 +0100 Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] Getting started To: Kees Cook Cc: Vaishali Thakkar , Eddie Kovsky , "kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com" List-ID: On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Kees Cook wrote: > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 5:41 AM, Vaishali Thakkar > wrote: >> On Monday 30 January 2017 12:13 AM, Eddie Kovsky wrote: >>> >>> Hi >> >> >> Hi, >> >>> I'm interested in helping out with this project. >>> >>> I have a few small patches in the kernel. I just finished the Eudyptula >>> Challenge and I'm looking for places where I can continue to contribute. > > Hi! Welcome to the list. :) > >>> I've been reading the list for several months now. I think I have a >>> general >>> understanding of the development process. Is there a specific TODO item I >>> could start off with? > > What areas of the kernel are you the most familiar with, and/or what > things are you interested in working on? That could help me tailor > some suggestions. > >> Here, is one TODO list: >> >> https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Project >> >> Although I think few people are already working on some of these things. >> May be you can also check the archives of a mailing list. > > The list is a bit terse (it's mostly been a brain dump as things come > up), but yeah, if you see something there and want to know more, just > ask. I'm happy to expand on any of them. In that context, could you please Kees update the kernsec.org wiki about GRKERNSEC_MODHARDEN and Timgad module [1] (name may change...), the proposed solution supports both a global sysctl and a per processes/container settings. Thank you! [1] http://www.openwall.com/lists/kernel-hardening/2017/02/02/21 -- tixxdz