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Re: OS/2 is FINALLY History (per IBM) :-(

From: jt <jt@ee.net>
> | forcing the vendor to do it). Security by obscurity is false
> | security. Now, how many times do I have to say this?
>
> We'll probably hafta agree to disagree, in part, Leif...  SURE, 400
security
> could be improved by having eyes outside IBMers looking over the code.
> (Don't know that'll ever happen.. but, to me anyway, trying to "force" the
> vendor to do any given thing doesn't seem to be a step in a direction that
> would help.)
>

it sure did help when the "passwords in clear" arose and
I'm told there is even a "Leif bit" in the MSR for the newest
(or coming) machines to help improve security....

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