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Article #319Re: Standards Update, IEEE 1003.6: Security
From: peter da silva
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 1990 19:40
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 1990 19:40
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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) In article <384@usenix.ORG> From: <jsh@usenix.org> (anonymous 1003.6 report) > At the ISO level, there will be no separate security standard. ... > This means every conforming > system will include security mechanisms. You mean, "will include DoD-style security mechanisms". The somewhat simple-minded approach UNIX has had in the past has been remarkably successful, considering. > I like this. Do you? Only if it's possible to turn everything off and go back to /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow, and a superuser. That way when something goes wrong you'll be able to boot from tape or floppy, edit a couple of files, and recover the system. Because something *will* go wrong. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. <peter@ficc.ferranti.com> Volume-Number: Volume 20, Number 72
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!longway!std-unix From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) Newsgroups: comp.std.unix Subject: Re: Standards Update, IEEE 1003.6: Security Message-ID: <757@longway.TIC.COM> Date: 29 Jun 90 19:40:47 GMT References: <384@usenix.ORG> Sender: std-unix@longway.TIC.COM Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 25 Approved: jsq@longway.tic.com (Moderator, John S. Quarterman)