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From: meo@Dixie.Com (Miles ONeal)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer,alt.sources.d
Subject: C2, security & naive users
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Date: 15 Mar 91 05:25:38 GMT
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John F Haugh II writes:

|...Naive users do not
|fully understand what the difference between a "rated" and an
|"unrated" system are - there are very real differences and...

Which naive users? One would expect that the defense community
(at whom the C2, etc ratings are directed) would not be buying
purely out of naive trust in a spec and a vendor. Perhaps they
might even look into things themselves...

Playing with security is akin to playing with gunpowder. If you
don't know what you're doing, you'll probably burn yourself.

-Miles