linux-kernel - Re: Possibility to adjust the only-root-can-bind-to-port-under-1024 limit

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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:15:45 +0100
From:	Mikael Ståldal <mikael.staldal@...vits.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Possibility to adjust the only-root-can-bind-to-port-under-1024
   limit

Phillip Susi skrev:
> Mikael Ståldal wrote:
>> And how do you protect ports >1024 from any user binding to them?
>
> You prevent users from binding to those ports by only giving 
> applications that need to the capability, and only letting the users 
> that need to have execute permission to those programs.

I think you misunderstood my question.

How do you protect ports greater than 1024 from any user binding to them? E.g. port 1080.

/Mikael

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