What kinds of things would you want in the GNU OS?

[John F. Haugh II]

In article <11666 at bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> boomer at space.mit.edu (Don Alvarez) writes:
>                                  I'd say go ahead and leave
>/etc/passwd the way it is, but try to come up with a simple password-
>checker to make sure people don't use password=account-name couplets.

You can't make it to B1 secure with non-privileged user readable
encrypted passwords.

The Orange Book clearly outlines the requirements regarding
publically readable encrypted data.  I encourage anyone making
security decisions to read the book.
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