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Re:Tales from the Kernel Parameter Side by teddyh on Saturday November 05, 2022 @04:07PM (#33485122)
Some of the descriptions of sysctl parameters are mixed up and wrong:

  kernel.core_uses_pid  Block USB devices
  kernel.ctrl-alt-del   Disable access to dmesg for unprivileged users
  kernel.dmesg_restrict Disable kexec to prevent kernel livepatching
  kernel.kptr_restrict  Restrict access to kernel logs
The article seems to mostly exist to be a showcase for Falco, which apparently is some sort of file change security monitor. The official documentation for /proc/sys and sysctl settings is here: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/sysctl/in...
Re:Tales from the Kernel Parameter Side by nerdponx on Saturday November 05, 2022 @06:05PM (#33486372)
The official docs are surprisingly friendly and helpful! This is a great demonstration of the value of reference docs beyond whatever is in the source code.