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IBM Running Linux On Secure Hardware

Posted by timothy on from the don't-lose-your-password dept.

Schmad writes: "IBM announced at LinuxWorld today that IBM Research and Cryptographic Appliances have Linux running on FIPS 140 Level 4 hardware. Imagine, Linux running in a totally secure environment! Peter Gutmann, father of the crypto toolkit cryptlib, has some things to say about it here."

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  1. Secure Environment by doorbot.com · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently, the PCI card itself detects (physical?) intrusion attempts. What exactly it does when an attempt is made would be nice to know..

    Does it shut down?
    Send a pack of dogs with bees in their mouths for you?
    High amperage electrical shock?
    Immediately, and permanently bond itself to the intruding device/intruder?
    Explode a packet of purple paint?

    So while that sounds good and all, it still is a PCI card. Is this a "Linux as an OS" product or a "Linux Embedded" product?