At 12:32 AM 9/12/00 +0300, Al wrote:
>Iain Shigeoka wrote:
>
> > Very interesting. Can you elaborate or is there a wiki article on how
> > jos could be used to create such a private computing environment? I
> > think I know what you're talking about but can't be sure.
>
>Unfortunately I have not created a Wiki page as I do not have the time
>to maintain it. I will, though, try to elaborate a little:
Well, that's the beauty of the Wiki. You put up a page and let others
tweak and maintain it.
>Don't you think the above system is quite protective for most users?
>Please let me stress the word "users" as I cannot speak for truly strong
>security without having an implementation of JOS to play around with.
>Yet.
Yes, this is very interesting. It's always been my opinion that,
practically speaking, user security beyond a very simple scheme will always
fall prey to poor password choice and other user failings long before the
need to resort to attacks on the security system itself. It's amazing how
many people will send you their password if you just send them an email
asking for it. That being said, the OS should provide the best user
security possible so that users that are security savvy will be
protected. The concept of a user in java though is also a new concept
(java-wise) that needs to be worked out in JOS.
-iain
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