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add ChangeLog note about kauth(9) 

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.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.338 2007/05/08 18:39:33 plunky Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.339 2007/05/10 18:34:02 plunky Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2005 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -484,6 +484,19 @@ TBD
.Ss2 Security
.
.(bullet
The kernel authorization framework
.Xr kauth 9
was added, replacing the traditional BSD credential management and
privileged operation access control with an abstract layer, allowing
the implementation of various security models either as part of the
.Nx
distribution or as third-party LKMs.
.Pp
.Nx Ap s
kernel authorization is a hybrid clean-room implementation of a
similar interface developed by Apple, extending its capabilities
and combining concepts of credential inheritance control.
.It
TBD
.bullet)
.