On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 09:04 +0000, StèveToléqué wrote: > Jonathan S. Shapiro <shap <at> eros-os.org> writes: > > > > > Not intended to be complete, just thought provoking, and I'm thinking > > single-user here: > > > > A secure operating system is one where, after I unintentionally > > run an actively hostile program, I'm still in control of the machine. > > > > The key word is "unintentional", because it implies that I shouldn't > > need to do anything special to ensure my safety. > > > > shap > > > > Hello, > > Why the restriction to single user? By restating the definition as: > > A secure operating system is one where no process is allowed to deny a user > control of that user's resources. > > the single-user case is made a subset of the general case. No?
Yes. Technically, your version is better. My version is easier to explain as a novel feature. It's something my mother can understand. shap _______________________________________________ L4-hurd mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/l4-hurd
