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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: need secure OS to entrust millions to
Date: 1 Mar 1996 21:49:33 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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ghudson@mit.edu (Greg Hudson) wrote:
] Chris Colohan (colohan@eecg.toronto.edu) wrote:
] : 1. Security through obscurity. More people have access to the source
] : code for your OS, so there is a greater chance of someone finding a
] : security flaw and exploiting it before you can fix it.
]
] It's disappointing that some people still think that security through
] obscurity is a net gain.
Public key cryptography (RSA, et. al.) is the ultimate in
security through obscurity. People trust it every day.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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or previous employers.