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From: TIHOR@NYU-CMCL1.ARPA (Stephen Tihor)
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Subject: Security Issues
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Date: Wed, 13-Nov-85 10:52:00 EST
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People may be interested in CDC's method of handling security problems with
the NOS operatings systems:

	The PSR (SPR) is listed in the database as SECURITY RELATED
	The only other information presdent is the patch-equivalent
		to fix and a notation to indicate if this is a USER
		supplied workaround or a CDC-supplied workaround.

Their database is rather like DEC's DSIN system except that it is not bundled
the same (painfully expensive) way and it offers a reliable file transfer
protocol to download patches.

 \\   Stephen Tihor / CIMS / NYU / 251 Mercer Street  / New York, NY 10012  //
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