Re: [Jailkit-users] Jailing a web server app?

[Olivier Sessink]

Rich Morin wrote:
> I'm building a wiki that will allow users to put executable code
> into their pages.  This could be very handy, but it obviously is
> also a security challenge.

There are a lot of challenges, such as code that runs in an unlimited
loop (DOS atack), code that downloads and runs a rootkit (and
compromises your system), code that starts sending spam, etc.

a chroot may make some of this abuse harder, but nothing is made impossible.

Olivier