On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 2:54 AM, <bugzilla-nore...@freebsd.org> wrote:
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166255 > > --- Comment #13 from bor...@sarenet.es --- > (In reply to eugen from comment #10) > > Would be better to make it a loader only tunable, and read only at run > time, > indeed! > > -- > You are receiving this mail because: > You are the assignee for the bug. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > +1 The knowledge that an interface is being set to promiscuous mode is very important or security. Allowing it to be changed on a running system where that change is likely to go unnoticed leaving you unaware that your network is being snooped via a compromised system. While I don't like the idea of hiding these messages at all and think dealing with the issue through syslog.conf more appropriate, at least don't let the setting be changed on a running system! -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkober...@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
