criteria for kernel module blacklisting / disabling / Suggestions for kernel modules blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc.conf

[MikeHorn-git]

Digital Video Broadcasting

install dvb_core /bin/true # Core module for DVB devices install dvb_usb_rtl2832u /bin/true # DVB-T USB devices with RTL2832U chipset install dvb_usb_rtl28xxu /bin/true # DVB-T USB devices with RTL28xx chipset install dvb_usb_v2 /bin/true # Newer DVB USB framework install rtl2830 /bin/true # Realtek RTL2830 DVB-T receiver install rtl2832 /bin/true # Realtek RTL2832 DVB-T receiver install rtl2832_sdr /bin/true # RTL2832-based SDR devices install rtl2838 /bin/true # Realtek RTL2838 DVB-T receiver

Point-to-Point Protocols

install ppp_async /bin/true # Point-to-Point Protocol for asynchronous connections install ppp_deflate /bin/true # Compression module for PPP install ppp_generic /bin/true # Generic PPP support install pppoe /bin/true # PPP over Ethernet install pppox /bin/true # PPP over various transports install slhc /bin/true # SLIP/PPP compression and decompression

Intel Platform Monitoring Technology Telemetry (Intel-PMT)

install pmt_class /bin/true # Platform Monitoring Telemetry (Intel) install pmt_telemetry /bin/true # Platform Monitoring Telemetry (Intel)

Network Drivers

install brcm80211 /bin/true # Very old Broadcom wireless driver install cfg80211 /bin/true # Wireless API for a very old Broadcom device install eepro100 /bin/true # Very old network driver install eth1394 /bin/true # Very old network driver install rtl8187 /bin/true # Realtek RTL8187 wireless LAN driver

Miscellaneous Drivers

install fddi /bin/true # Fiber Distributed Data Interface install floppy /bin/true install hamradio /bin/true # Amateur radio protocol install ib_ipoib /bin/true # InfiniBand over IP install joydev /bin/true # Joystick support install lp /bin/true # Printer support for parallel port install parport /bin/true # Parallel port support install tr /bin/true # Token Ring protocol install uvcvideo /bin/true # USB Video Class driver

FileSystem

install jfs /bin/true # IBM's Journaled File System install reiserfs /bin/true # ReiserFS filesystem install squashfs /bin/true # SquashFS filesystem

Blacklisted : Make this optional and can be loaded later

blacklist amdgpu blacklist b43 # Quite old Broadcom wireless driver blacklist exfat blacklist iwlwifi # Intel wireless driver blacklist mac80211 # Printer support for parallel port blacklist ntfs blacklist nvidia blacklist radeon blacklist usb_storage blacklist uinput # User-level input driver