[Info-vax] OpenVMS versus Windows/GE Telemetry Control Systems.

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <kd5375$686$1 at dont-email.me>,
	Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
> On 2013-01-16 02:15:39 +0000, David Froble said:
> 
>> I seem to recall that the USB ports on Alphas were not functional under 
>> VMS.  If that's correct, then another security notch for VMS ...
>> 
>> :-)
> 
> AFAIK, the AlphaServer GS1280 familty were the only Alpha systems with 
> formal USB support.
> (You can <http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/1410> enable USB on a few 
> other Alpha boxes, too.)
> The OpenVMS Itanium boxes all have USB support.
> Most other boxes do have USB support, and can be potential staging areas.
> The vulnerability with various widgets can be an auto-run, but it's 
> feasible to get folks to run "games" and other such, too.

There is no cure for idiots.  I watched dozens of people happily
give up their password on VMS systems that had been setup by
enterprising students to capture them.  

bill

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