Comment Linux Router Project Security by ramdisk (Score 1) 320
Well, I've been working on an application to utilize the volatility aspect of ramdisks as a method to eliminate trojan horses and clean hacked systems instantly.
Since the Linux Router Project runs from ramdisk by default, it's an excellent candidate for this. My app runs like Tripwire, but very often, and detects changes in system files. If such changes occur, it logs it to a logserver and reboots or re-reads the write-protected floppy back into ramdisk. Look mommy, no more trojan horses on poorly secured firewalls!
The app is called Tripwall and the original project site was
http://homepages.hack-net.com/code_valley/tripwal