[uClibc]What about security?

[Erik Andersen]

On Mon Sep 10, 2001 at 03:13:22PM +0200, Oliver Dawid wrote:
> hi folks,
> 
> is there a special focus on security in this project? for example can i
> use this libc on a stateful firewall/ screening router? its just an idea
> to get this running on a 104 pc for small companies as screening router.

It is my intention to have uClibc be as secure as a C library
can be.  Some C library functions, such as gets() are inherently
unsafe though, and should never be used, although the C library
is supposed to provide it anyways,

 -Erik

--
Erik B. Andersen   email:  andersee at debian.org
--This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons--