On 1/19/06, Darren Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Interesting op-ed on "securelevel" and vulnerability (OpenBSD)
>
> http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/380

to quote the original advisory:
"""While protecting data effectively against permanent tampering, the term
"Securelevels" should not contain the word secure. Securelevels do not
protect against system compromise and provide only limited security. To
restrict access to a system a more secure and flexible approach like
OpenBSD's systrace[5], FreeBSD's MAC Framework[6] or SELinux[7] should
be used."""


I think the security focus article is to some extent making cheap
point's off of Theo's attitude (easy enough to do) and the sniping
about OpenBSD is for beginners could just as easily be framed in terms
of the engineering virtues of simple systems.

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