Re: impossibility of computer security?

From: ABlainey@aol.com
Date: Mon Sep 16 2002 - 21:51:41 MDT


In a message dated 17/09/02 02:34:10 GMT Daylight Time, weidai@weidai.com
writes:

> I wonder if anyone is as disturbed as I am with the recent news of remote
> exploitable holes in OpenSSH and OpenSSL that allow attackers to run
> arbitrary code. When open-source software whose only purpose is to improve
> computer security actually make it worse, I have to wonder if security is
> possible at all. Has anyone thought about what causes this seeming
> inability of human beings to write secure software, and what its
> implications are for the future?
>

Harveeeeeey :o) you're up to bat.

Alex



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