Re: To Jonathan [backdoor]

[Harri Haataja]

On 10/01/07, Jonathan S. Shapiro <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 00:56 +0300, Anton Tagunov wrote:
> > A> Jonathan if you could build an utmostly secure OS
> > A> yet having an inspection "backdoor" what would you do?
> >
> > J> Without any hesitation whatsoever I would leave out the back door.
> > J> The problem with a back door is that it will not be used for emergency
> > J> purposes. It will be used primarily by everyday administrators and
> > J> companies for improper purposes.
> >
> > Very good point. Let me think for a while.
> > I want to imagine a back door that shall be not be abused.
> > Can we design one? Please let us not be fast to judge.
>
> People have been trying to do that since the first multiuser computer.
> No sign of hope so far.

Well, there are some that rely on physical security. Like options to
bootloaders or access keylocks in rs6k's etc.

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