>[ On Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 17:01:25 (-0400),
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ]
>> Subject: Re: CVS access control
>>
>> By definition, "security" is about preventing malicious "users" from
doing
>> harm. It's not about avoiding accidents by careless users. For
example,
>> would you consider a knotted rope tying my door shut to be any sort of
>> security since it avoids accidental openings?
>
>This I must pick a nit with. :-)
>
>One of the three corner-stones of security is "integrity". Good
>security not only prevents malicious damage, but also accidental
>damage.
OK, but I wouldn't consider secure a system that only prevents accidental
damage.
Noel
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