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|Full description='''Userv''' allows one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. It is a tool which can be used to avoid having to give other system services root privileges, and which allows users to more securely have programs provide services to others. Userv can be useful as 'glue' for system administrators as well as application authors; there are a few userv-using utilities/examples in the associated userv-utils package. | |Full description='''Userv''' allows one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. It is a tool which can be used to avoid having to give other system services root privileges, and which allows users to more securely have programs provide services to others. Userv can be useful as 'glue' for system administrators as well as application authors; there are a few userv-using utilities/examples in the associated userv-utils package. | ||
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/ | |Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/ | ||
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|Is High Priority Project=No | |Is High Priority Project=No | ||
| − | + | |Documentation note=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/spec.html | |
| − | |Documentation note= | + | |Decommissioned or Obsolete=No |
| − | | | + | |Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate |
|Keywords=security,development,administration,configuration,installation,userv,boundary | |Keywords=security,development,administration,configuration,installation,userv,boundary | ||
| − | |Version identifier=1.0 | + | |Version identifier=1.2.0 |
| − | |Version date= | + | |Version date=2017/01/23 |
|Version status=stable | |Version status=stable | ||
| − | |Version download=ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/ | + | |Version download=ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/debian/userv_1.2.0.tar.gz |
|Last review by=Bendikker | |Last review by=Bendikker | ||
| − | |Last review date=2018/ | + | |Last review date=2018/06/07 |
| − | |Submitted by= | + | |Submitted by=Database conversion |
| − | |Submitted date=2011 | + | |Submitted date=2011/04/12 |
| + | |User level=advanced | ||
| + | |Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes | ||
| + | |Test entry=No | ||
|Is GNU=Yes | |Is GNU=Yes | ||
|GNU package identifier=userv | |GNU package identifier=userv | ||
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{{Project license | {{Project license | ||
| − | |License= | + | |License=GPLv3orlater |
| − | |License verified by= | + | |License verified by=Bendikker |
| − | |License verified date= | + | |License verified date=2018/06/07 |
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|Email=ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk | |Email=ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk | ||
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| + | |Real name=Peter Benie | ||
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| + | |Email=pjb1008@cam.ac.uk | ||
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| − | |Resource kind= | + | |Resource URL=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/userv-discuss |
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|Interface=command-line | |Interface=command-line | ||
|Programming-language=C | |Programming-language=C | ||
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|Security=system | |Security=system | ||
|Use=security | |Use=security | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 7 June 2018
GNU userv
https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/
Security boundary tool.
userv allows one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. It is a tool which can be used to avoid having to give other system services root privileges, and which allows users to more securely have programs provide services to others. userv can be useful as 'glue' for system administrators as well as application authors there are a few userv-using utilities/examples in the associated userv-utils package.
This is a GNU package:userv
Download
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/userv/userv-1.2.0.tar.gz.sig
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Ian Jackson | Maintainer |
| Peter Benie | Maintainer |
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Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | make |
| Required to build | GNU M4 |
| Required to build | flex |
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