SUBTERFUGUE 0.1.99

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SUBTERFUGUE 0.1.99 is available. It's been updated to work with the latest kernel (linux-2.4.0-test9), and there are new tricks, documentation, and a Debian package. (see below)

As always, feedback is welcome.

Have fun!
- --Mike

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NEWS:

Version 0.1.99 ("superstar")

* Added a fix to make SUBTERFUGUE work again with the latest 2.4 kernels. Made usage of the "wait channel hack" the default, for vanilla 2.4 users.

* Added two new tricks, NetThrottle and TimeWarp, which you can see in action now at the bottom of the screenshots page
(http://subterfugue.org/screenshot.html). NetThrottle, in particular, seems like it would be handy for everyday use. (TimeWarp is more of an amusement, though it might help you cheat at certain arcade games. :-)

* Added a polished version of the SUBTERFUGUE motivation document to the web site (http://subterfugue.org/motivation.html). Comments welcome. It's pretty over-the-top. Does it sound like it was composed in a remote Montana cabin? :-0

* Added a man page for sf(1), based on Pavel Machek's original draft.

* Added an 'install' target and Debianization. A Debian package will be available with this release. It hasn't been tested much yet, but it's probably pretty safe.

* Reorganized the C extension modules.

* Generally dusted off all of the cobwebs. SUBTERFUGUE lives!

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README:

This is SUBTERFUGUE. See 'NEWS' for info on the latest release.

SUBTERFUGUE is a framework for observing and playing with the reality of software; it's a foundation for building tools to do tracing, sandboxing, and many other things. You could think of it as "strace meets expect."

Here's a short (real) "screenshot" which hints at one of its possible uses:

    # sf --trick=SimplePathSandbox:"read=['/'];write=['/dev/tty'];net=1" bash
    # id
    uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
    # rm -f /etc/passwd
    write deny (unlink): '/etc/passwd'
    rm: cannot unlink `/etc/passwd': Permission denied

BEWARE: This is an alpha release. Don't run this as root, except on a scratch system. Don't use it to run programs where a loss of state might be disastrous (e.g., fetchmail). Consider yourself warned.

See 'http://subterfugue.org' and the sf(1) man page for more info.

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This mini-release just fixes a bug that could allow processes to escape tracing under certain circumstances. If you plan to make use of 'sf', you should upgrade.

- --Mike

See http://subterfugue.org for info on SUBTERFUGUE.

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