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NetBSD 2.0 RC4 Tagged and Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the for-the-bsdies-in-the-audience dept.

agent dero writes "According to recent news at NetBSD.org, NetBSD 2.0 Release Candidate #4 has been tagged and released to the release engineering server Check out the announcement for more info on changes since RC 3. Also note worthy, the final release has been pushed back a few weeks to allow for testing of RC4"

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  1. Verified Exec by Per+Wigren · · Score: 5, Interesting

    From the Changelog:

    2.1.6. Verified Exec

    As the name suggests, Verified Exec verifies a cryptographic hash before allowing execution of binaries and scripts.

    This can be used to prevent a system from running binaries or scripts which have been illegally modified or installed. In addition, Verified Exec can also be used to limit the use of script interpreters to authorized scripts only and disallow interactive use.

    I've been looking for something like this for Linux some time ago. Anyone here know if it exists?

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