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From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: UNIX and security <was: Unix & X-Windows on 386SX>
Message-ID: <1990Dec10.130840.17449@pegasus.com>
Date: 10 Dec 90 13:08:40 GMT
References: <1990Nov30.025126.12879@fiver> <tim.660218413@holly> <168@raysnec.UUCP>
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
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>	Sorry, Tim, can't agree. Despite all the references to UNIX' "inherent
>lack of security", even plain-vanilla UNIX supports a higher security
>potential than many OS alternatives, even those of "commercial quality".
>
> [...]
>
>	I do find it telling that the first C2 certified system (Gould) and
>the first B1 certified system (System V/MLS) were UNIX systems.

What's so telling about Unix having something added to it before other
operating systems?  Name another OS where source code is available.


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Richard Foulk		richard@pegasus.com