Re: Beta testers needed for security tool

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From: Chris McCoy
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 16:53

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>    Ross Ridge <ross@zooid.guild.org> writes:
> 
>    >While this would be what I'd do, even this isn't 100% guaranteed if
>    >someone has broken security on the machine.  It's possible, for instance,
>    >that the mount command, shell or even kernel has been hacked to prevent
>    >tripwire from doing it's job properly.
> 
>    *shaking head*  Man, some people can get just a LITTLE too paranoid!
> 

Of course there's always source so you can recompile your software.
After all, everyone can trust the compiler, right !?!  ;-)  
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