From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <20030611230945.7057.qmail@web40409.mail.yahoo.com> From: "A. Baker" To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [9fans] Chaos anyone ? Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:09:45 -0700 Topicbox-Message-UUID: c9a58226-eacb-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 >> I'd (still) be (wildly) interested in comments of >>the security persuasion. >> (Plan 9s current model vs Unix (yes I RTFM, TYVM :-) >> vs Process-Based Security(PBS), vs ... ? >err, describe your 'threat model'. > 1) what have you got to protect? > 2) how much will its compromise 'cost'? > 3) how much are you prepared to 'pay' to protect >it? >it's not black and white ... it's grey ... GREY! We're full color! ;-) 1) Xinet server add on WebNative http://www.xinet.com/ 2) Realistically? in money? 2 days with backups, times the look on the owners face ... PRICELESS. 3) As far as an appliance? Not sure (were poor lately), so I'm hanging around trying to talk to smart people, such as you fine folks here. Mostly I'm just lazy, not incapable with the state of things. I think D. Ritchie(?) was quoted saying: "Unix administration is a nightmare." Yes. Yes, it is. ===== Boojum __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com