[Info-vax] OpenVMS x64 Atom project

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 6/4/2021 12:39 PM, ultr... at gmail.com wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 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?

VMS was leading in security until like mid 90's.

Then VMS mostly stopped adding new features - security and other.

Other systems evolved. Implemented the same features that VMS had
and added new features.

NX/XD/XN pages, ASLR, kernel IP firewall etc..

Arne