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04-28-2009
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Why root permissions required for creating of RAW Socket
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Well, good for you... Unfortunately it even says...
Well, good for you... Unfortunately it even says so in the 'raw' manpage: Only processes with an effective user ID of 0 or the CAP_NET_RAW capability are allowed to open raw sockets. Raw access is...
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UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
04-27-2009
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Why root permissions required for creating of RAW Socket
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The reason is, with raw sockets, you can do...
The reason is, with raw sockets, you can do things like fake packets etc. which ordinary programs really have no need to do.
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