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Article #383Re: Security concerns for OS/2?
From: Alan Ballard
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 1990 16:42
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 1990 16:42
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In article <53617@microsoft.UUCP> alistair@microsoft.UUCP (Alistair BANKS) writes: >I would say that os/2 has + & - compared with DOS regarding viruses. > A big plus for OS/2 *ought* to be that it runs in protected mode, which could provide a lot of security. Unfortunately, all kinds of software suppliers, include Microsoft, are busy advising users to put IOPL=YES in the config.sys file, which throws away much of the potential benefit (by allowing programs to directly access I/O devices etc.). Using the IOPL=list form isn't much better since it is seriously flawed from a security perspective. Alan Ballard | Internet: Alan_Ballard@mtsg.ubc.ca University Computing Services | Bitnet: USERAB1@UBCMTSG University of British Columbia | Phone: 604-228-3074 Vancouver B.C. Canada V6R 1W5 | Fax: 604-228-5116
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!cheddar.cc.ubc.ca!ballard From: ballard@cheddar.cc.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2 Subject: Re: Security concerns for OS/2? Message-ID: <7232@ubc-cs.UUCP> Date: 19 Mar 90 16:42:56 GMT References: <5341@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> <53617@microsoft.UUCP> Sender: news@cs.ubc.ca Reply-To: ballard@cheddar.cc.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) Organization: UBC Computing Centre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Lines: 18