"Kari Laine" <buster@klaine.pp.fi> wrote:
How many exported software products might have backdoors, vulnerabilities, and hidden procedures which are harmfull if ever activated?
I am not saying it is so I am just speculating
Windows ?
Microcode of big host systems like the one from IBM?
Each mainframe comes with a line attached. Customer typically don't have the faintest idea what is going on that line. I know one customer who stuck a printer there and though - now we will see ... well he ended up with printouts he did not have the faintest idea of their context.
Now does anyone has real evidence of possible backdoors?
Best Regards Kari Kari Laine buster@klaine.pp.fi LAN Vision Oy Tel. +358-0-502 1947 Sinikalliontie 14 Fax +358-0-524 149 02630 ESPOO BBS +358-0-502 1576/1456 FINLAND
All the more reason to use Linux or FreeBSD - an OS you have the source for, on hardware that you can examine.