Hardware, platform and safety / SEC: Security, Audit & Privacy
What does the “Hiding by flag does not count as removal” item cover?
Planned: listed in the catalog, not built C0344
Hiding by flag does not count as removal is item SEC-0043 in the “Packaging security model (ADR-0006)” section of Security, Audit & Privacy. In the catalog it covers: A feature switched off by a setting or flag but still shipped is treated as present; only absence from the build counts. No screen or product is built.
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