β² 852 βΌ Your ads dont work here, brand! (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Pharmacokinetics@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bruh you don't need root for this man. Just set up NextDNS with the Private DNS feature in Android, or use AdAway if you have a free Vpn slot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] rush@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's other reasons to use Magisk for this instead, like not having a VPN slot free or wanting to use another DNS Server permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, but rooting your phone fundamentally destroys the security model https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/android.html#rooting permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] rush@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I know. Not only have I written about this before on related forums, but also have I talked and partially written about the AVBRoot Project and others which bring root access closer to the Android security model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Your project sounds great, but it only addresses one part of the issue. But verified boot is far from the only security concept broken by root. Android uses the principal of least privilege (which makes a lot of sense, it's actually used by a lot software). With root, a user-installed app runs with higher privileges than most parts of the entire operating system. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] rush@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's other reasons to use Magisk for this instead, like not having a VPN slot free or wanting to use another DNS Server permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, but rooting your phone fundamentally destroys the security model https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/android.html#rooting permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] rush@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I know. Not only have I written about this before on related forums, but also have I talked and partially written about the AVBRoot Project and others which bring root access closer to the Android security model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Your project sounds great, but it only addresses one part of the issue. But verified boot is far from the only security concept broken by root. Android uses the principal of least privilege (which makes a lot of sense, it's actually used by a lot software). With root, a user-installed app runs with higher privileges than most parts of the entire operating system. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, but rooting your phone fundamentally destroys the security model https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/android.html#rooting permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] rush@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I know. Not only have I written about this before on related forums, but also have I talked and partially written about the AVBRoot Project and others which bring root access closer to the Android security model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Your project sounds great, but it only addresses one part of the issue. But verified boot is far from the only security concept broken by root. Android uses the principal of least privilege (which makes a lot of sense, it's actually used by a lot software). With root, a user-installed app runs with higher privileges than most parts of the entire operating system. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] rush@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I know. Not only have I written about this before on related forums, but also have I talked and partially written about the AVBRoot Project and others which bring root access closer to the Android security model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Your project sounds great, but it only addresses one part of the issue. But verified boot is far from the only security concept broken by root. Android uses the principal of least privilege (which makes a lot of sense, it's actually used by a lot software). With root, a user-installed app runs with higher privileges than most parts of the entire operating system. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Your project sounds great, but it only addresses one part of the issue. But verified boot is far from the only security concept broken by root. Android uses the principal of least privilege (which makes a lot of sense, it's actually used by a lot software). With root, a user-installed app runs with higher privileges than most parts of the entire operating system. permalink fedilink source parent
