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{{Entry
 
{{Entry
|Name=GNU Userv
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|Name=GNU userv
 
|Short description=Security boundary tool
 
|Short description=Security boundary tool
|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.
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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.
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Documentation note=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/spec.html
 
|Documentation note=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/spec.html
 
|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
 
|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
 
|Keywords=security,development,administration,configuration,installation,userv,boundary
 
|Keywords=security,development,administration,configuration,installation,userv,boundary
 
|Version identifier=1.2.0
 
|Version identifier=1.2.0
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|Version download=ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/debian/userv_1.2.0.tar.gz
 
|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=2018/06/07
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|Last review date=2018/11/17
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
|Submitted date=2011/04/12
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|Submitted date=2011/04/01
 
|User level=advanced
 
|User level=advanced
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
 
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
 
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
 
|Test entry=No
 
|Test entry=No
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
 
|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/userv
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/userv/
 
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}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource URL=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/userv-discuss
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|Resource URL=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/userv-discuss/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=Download
 
|Resource kind=Download
|Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/userv
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|Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/userv/
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=Download
 
|Resource kind=Download
|Resource URL=ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv
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|Resource URL=ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
|Prerequisite description=md5sum
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|Prerequisite description=[[md5sum]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
|Prerequisite description=GNU m4
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|Prerequisite description=[[m4|GNU M4]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
|Prerequisite description=make
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|Prerequisite description=[[make]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
|Prerequisite description=flex
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|Prerequisite description=[[flex]]
 
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Revision as of 08:33, 17 November 2018


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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.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

Bendikker

Verified on

7 June 2018




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Ian Jackson Maintainer
Peter Benie Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Downloadftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/
Downloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/userv/
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/userv
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/
Savannah (Ref)https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/userv/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
Mailing Listhttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/userv-discuss/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to buildmake
Required to buildGNU M4
Required to buildflex




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"Debian (Ref)" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.


"Savannah (Ref)" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.























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