Re: MOSR pm MOSX

Robert Harley (Robert.Harley@inria.fr)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 17:14:28 +0100 (MET)


Tim Byars forwarded:
>[...the usual loony Mac advocacy...]
>
>For users concerned about Server's security: Apple has worked so hard
>on OS 10 security that they have had numerous dealings with the
>National Security Agency (NSA) -- apparently they're worried that OS
>10 is *too* secure :-)

Hey, the NSA meddle with *many* US software companies that have any
likelyhood of shipping anything resembling crypto, even Microsoft, so
it's not much of a reference.

As for how good a job they do, consider how badly they botched the
crippling of export versions of Netscape (can you say Fortify?).

I doubt that they care nearly as much for security of the "you can't
hack into it" variety.

Rob.