From: Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] plain passwords and keyfs
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:06:16 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b88cf82c8a89d07246fc9bef6e155392@9netics.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <077201c470d2$f4db1ca0$6c00a8c0@thear43is36b75>
>> it is in plain text because it's hard to say which
>> particular scrambling algorithm, if any,
>> will be used to talk to those other systems.
>
> Imagine if we were discussing a building, and the building codes specified
> that since physical key standards vary, all entrances would have doormats
> under which one could find a key that opens the door.
>
> The problem comes from the naivete of IT standards bodies about matters of
> authority. City Hall must be behind the standards, and must see that they
> are enforced.
>
> Wes Kussmaul
Physically secure the console.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-07-23 17:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-07-23 13:14 Enrique Soriano Salvador
2004-07-23 16:10 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-07-23 16:34 ` Wes Kussmaul
2004-07-23 16:47 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-07-23 17:38 ` Wes Kussmaul
2004-07-23 17:06 ` Skip Tavakkolian [this message]
2004-07-24 7:32 ` Sam
2004-07-23 17:29 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-07-23 23:24 ` Bruce Ellis
[not found] <5d791b8fa2a574fb6cc322e97696054c@terzarima.net>
2004-07-23 17:46 ` Enrique Soriano
2004-07-24 8:45 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-07-24 13:48 ` Steve Simon
2004-07-25 19:19 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-07-25 20:00 ` Steve Simon
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