[Info-vax] [OT] Zero trust software, was: Re: Rethinking DECNET ?

Simon Clubley clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Tue Sep 2 13:04:21 EDT 2014


On 2014-09-02, Bill Gunshannon <bill at server3.cs.scranton.edu> wrote:
> In article <lu0db2$632$3 at dont-email.me>,
> 	Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>> 
>> At least with open source software, you stand a chance to audit it.
>> Yes great big security holes leak through undetected (Heartbleed, I'm
>> looking at you) but at least you stand a chance.
>> 
>> Do you have the same chance with closed source software ?
>
> Open SSL?
>

Yes, that's why I mentioned Heartbleed.

Simon.

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