[Info-vax] VMS Privileges Versus Linux Capabilities

[RobertsonEricW]

On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 8:06:43 PM UTC-4, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
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> SEVMS was the mandatory access control variant of OpenVMS: 
> http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/sevms/info.html
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> OpenVMS lacks sandboxes or jails or a BSD-style pledge() mechanism, 
> among other constructs.
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> What OpenVMS calls a subsystem identifier — an ACL-based entitlement 
> for executables — can be quite useful.
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> Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC

I did not get the impression that Security Enhanced VMS (SEVMS) was supported by HP in recent years. Which brings up the question: Does VSI support SEVMS or does it plan to in the future?

Eric