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"Bumper sticker" definition of secure software


From: michaelslists at gmail.com (mikeiscool)
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:12:50 +1000

On 7/18/06, Goertzel Karen <goertzel_karen at bah.com> wrote:
Another possibility:

Secure software can't be subverted.

Again you are all missing that point that design faults are a major
*major* problem. Cannot be "subvered"; well fine. But what if the main
function of the app itself is wrong. It is not a secure program in
this case.

-- mic


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