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From: carroll@s.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Computer (in)security
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Date: 18 Nov 88 18:32:00 GMT
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Nf-From: s.cs.uiuc.edu!carroll    Nov 18 12:32:00 1988


Program security is only very weakly correlated with the language, and
very strongly correlated with the skill of the programmer. There are
also a large number of other factors which are important, such as
what the machine is, who can use it, what OS is on it, etc. Just like
other algorithms, the question of security in a program transcends the
question of language, just as do good style, modular programming, and
user-friendliness.

Alan M. Carroll          "How many danger signs did you ignore?
carroll@s.cs.uiuc.edu     How many times had you heard it all before?" - AP&EW
CS Grad / U of Ill @ Urbana    ...{ucbvax,pur-ee,convex}!s.cs.uiuc.edu!carroll