Unix security additions

Marcus J. Ranum mjr at hussar.dco.dec.com
Tue Mar 12 03:47:11 AEST 1991


rcpieter at info.win.tue.nl writes:
>
>Which brings up the question of the largest still existing security
>leak:  Why does UNIX still trust the network (ethernet in most cases)
>it is attached to?

	Because most people in the Real World need to get work done,
and a network that is fast (IE: unencumbered with tons of crypto-gunk)
and cheap is important in getting that work done.

	Figure out a way of making the network secure, standard, highly
interoperable, and do it without forcing an increase in the cost of
hardware or a decrease in performance, and you might make a tidy profit.

mjr.



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