The K Desktop Environment

8.2. kppp has the SUID bit on. What about security?

Itīs virtually impossible to write a dialer without the SUID bit, that is both safe and easy to use for unexperienced users. kppp addresses the security issues with the following strategy:

Many thanks to Harri Porten for writing this excellent piece of code. I thought it was impossible - he made it within a week.