Once upon a time, Sam Varshavchik <mrsam(a)courier-mta.com> said:
Well, SCM_RIGHTS/SCM_CREDENTIALS is how you get the peer's pid in
the first
place.
This would be an additional check, on top of that.
Is there any value in this "additional check" (that nobody else
apparently does)? Do you not trust the kernel's credential handling?
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Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.