Lavabit and End-point Security

Lodewijk andré de la porte l at odewijk.nl
Sun Aug 11 12:46:16 PDT 2013


I disagree with the walking a thin bar analogy.

The problem with security is that if it's open it's really open. I think
it's better to compare the security with the skin. The more skin you hide
the less easily it'll get poked through, but if you miss some spots you can
still get all the blood unless you have something to keep it in.

I suppose an analogy to the human body is the server is more explanatory.

So I tend to want to ask "are there any holes anywhere" or "where is my
armor the thinnest?". And I've found that "other person software" is the
mayor hole in everything. Honestly, it's hardly ever the code you write
yourself that's the problem. Also because hard lifting is done for you, but
the point remains that there's something about big-kernels and systems
packed with bulging software packages are just.. It's hell. So much skin.
So hard to check.
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