[Info-vax] OpenVMS x64 Atom project

[ultr...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 8:11:19 AM UTC-4, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-06-02, ultr... at gmail.com <ultr... at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > 
> > because then OpenVMS becomes available to the common user (desktop) apps 
> > with the ad pitch being "eliminate ransomware, malware and security tools for good"
> Don't go there Bob. Seriously. 
> 
> VMS is missing the required desktop applications. 
> 
> VMS is missing security protections common in other operating systems. 
> 
> Anyone saying the above does not have a clue about what is required 
> on the desktop or what is standard on other operating systems when 
> it comes to security.
> Simon. 
> 
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP 
> Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.

tell us just what security protections are missing?

OpenVMS layered security, OBJECT SECURITY, UICs, ACLs, privileges, intrusion detection, detailed security auditing and alarms, SSL, SSH

Where has vms gone wrong compared to unix/linux?

Linus is insecure by design and needs additional tools. OpenVMS was designed learning from the mistakes of unix.

Tell us just how according to parsec group the OS that has never gotten a virus lacks in security?

https://www.parsec.com/wwwDocuments/openvmssecurity.pdf