Re: Init(8) cannot decrease securelevel

Poul-Henning Kamp (phkcritter.freebsd.dk)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 18:07:40 +0200

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> But, unfortunately, putting the console on a serial port creates
> vulnerabilities when DDB is enabled. You are, essentially, creating
> an unintentional backdoor into the system. Hence the problem.

ports/*/conserver is your friend!

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