Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: New socket call suggestion Message-ID: <1898@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 18:46:16 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.1898 Posted: Fri Dec 14 18:46:16 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Dec-84 02:54:47 EST References: <732@sjuvax.UUCP> Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 13 > It occurs to me that it would be very useful to get the egid and euid > of the process on the other end of a socket in order to implement socket > protections on the server end. Has anyone done this or does anyone have a > better idea? Fine for AF_UNIX maybe, but what about Internet sockets? There may not even *be* a "user id" at the other end. -- (This line accidently left nonblank.) In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (301) 454-7690 UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland