[Info-vax] Using VMS for a web server

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On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:31:15 +0200
Jan-Erik Soderholm via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> And exactly how does the actual OS used make any matter here?
> What you are talkning about is general problem, not specific
> VMS problems. Why would a Windows or Linux based web server
> be any more secure on the internal LAN?

Because there are OSs that can partition themselves in useful ways to
mitigate attacks on specific services. Stuff like Solaris zones and BSD
jails are helpful. So is running one service per VM.

Specifically to your comment, nothing can make Windows more secure other
than uninstalling it.

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