@IverCoder@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoIf only more Linux programs followed sandboxing best practices...i.imgur.comimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1579arrow-down133
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minus-square@SuperIce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoEven if I trust the app, it may have security bugs. Still better to have it sandboxed.
minus-square@IverCoder@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 years agoWell, no matter how I trust my photo editing app, it has no business accessing my thesis documents. Proper filesystem sandboxing does security properly.
minus-square@mdurell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 years agoI would argue this is only for apps you CAN trust. Bad actors gonna act badly.
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Even if I trust the app, it may have security bugs. Still better to have it sandboxed.
Software supply chain attacks exist, you know?
Well, no matter how I trust my photo editing app, it has no business accessing my thesis documents. Proper filesystem sandboxing does security properly.
I would argue this is only for apps you CAN trust. Bad actors gonna act badly.