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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.uoregon.edu!hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk!news.cuhk.edu.hk!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!primus.ac.net!news.cais.net!news.intr.net!watson.ser.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!snooze.ser.bbnplanet.com!news.mountain.net!rocky From: rprowel@nttc.edu (R. Prowel) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: need secure OS to entrust millions to Date: 26 Feb 1996 17:57:44 GMT Organization: NTTC Lines: 28 Message-ID: <4gssap$4ki@news.mountain.net> References: <4gi6t6$3h9@lace.colorado.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: rocky.nttc.edu X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #4 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.system:18262 comp.os.linux.misc:89130 comp.os.linux.networking:30023 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:14535 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2355 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:2503 In article <4gi6t6$3h9@lace.colorado.edu>, wilcoxb@cs.colorado.edu (Bryce) wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >I'm writing documentation which advises banks on how to >setup an electronic banking software package on a >Net-connected, firewall-protected Intel box. Some of the >most important banks in the world will be reading this >documentation very soon. The current version of the >documentation, which I inherited, advises them to run >FreeBSD or BSDI. I'm considering changing this >recommendation to Linux. > My recommendation for your clients is DONT! I am a privacy and security advocate who has a real problem with any fincancial transactions taking place over public networks such as the InterNet. I refuse to do business with entities who are so irresponsible as to move any records containing information about me across public data networks. Don't be naive. The concept of an absolutely secure network connected system is a pipe dream. PS- the preceeding opinions are mine, and they are, of course the right opinions to have.