Whit Diffie Comments On .NET security

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Whit Diffie and Susan Landu (both of Sun Microsystems) comment on why .NET is a bad idea and is in many ways in conflict with the US political struture and ideals." This is a good read, but of course Sun has their own plans and motivations in this field.

Comments

Hmmm....

[jamis]

Sun used to put the dot in .COM .... What does Microsoft put in .NET?

Re:Hmmm....to name a few...

[Dr Caleb]

Worm.Nimda, Nimda, Nimda.c, W32.Nimda.A@mm,
W32.Nimda.C@mm, W32/Minda@MM, W32/Nimda-C,
W32/Nimda.eml, W32/Nimda.htm, W32/Nimda@MM, Win32.Nimda.A@mm
W32.Allgro@mm , W32.Annoying.Worm , W32.Anset.Worm , W32.Badtrans.13312@mm , W32.Barum , W32.Blebla.worm , W32.BlueCode.Worm , W32.Dengue W32.Efortune.28672@mm , W32.Efortune.31384@mm , W32.FunLove.4099 , W32.Funlove.int , W32.FunnyFiles.Worm , W32.Gspot.Worm , W32.Heyya.Worm , W32.HIV W32.HLLO.Britney , W32.HLLP.Chlamydia W32.HLLP.Semisoft W32.HLLP.Soft6 W32.HLLP.Thembe , W32.HLLP.YAI W32.HLLW.Bymer W32.HLLW.Qaz.A W32.Hyd@mm , W32.Idele W32.Kiray@mm , W32.Kriz W32.Liong , W32.LXD.Mirc W32.Magistr.24876@mm (Symantec) W32.Magistr.39921@mm , W32.Matcher , W32.Mineup.Worm , W32.Modnar.Worm@mm , W32.MsWorld@mm , W32.Naked@MM , W32.Naver.Worm@mm , W32.Navidad W32.Navidad.16896 W32.NewApt.C.Worm W32.NewApt.C2.Worm W32.NewApt.worm W32.NewApt.Worm.d W32.Nimda.A@mm , W32.Nimda.C@mm , W32.Passion.27648 W32.Peelf.2132 , W32.Pokemon.Worm W32.Prolin W32.Qint@mm , W32.Redesi@mm , W32.Sircam.Worm@mm , W32.Stator@mm , W32.Tetris.Worm W32.Toal.A@mm , W32.Unce@mm , W32.Urgent.Worm@mm W32.Video.25600.Worm W32.Vote.A@mm , W32.Vote.B@mm , W32.XTC.Worm W32/Admin W32/Allgro-A (Sophos) W32/Anset@MM W32/AntiQFX-A (Sophos) W32/Antiqfx.worm W32/Antset (Panda) W32/Apology W32/Apology-B W32/Apost-A W32/APost@MM W32/ASpam W32/Atirus@MM W32/Avupd.ow.b@M W32/AX.SerialThief.Trojan (Norman) W32/Babypic@MM W32/BadAss.worm W32/Badtrans@MM W32/Bady.worm W32/Begemot W32/Begemot.cli W32/Begemot.dr W32/BleBla.a@MM W32/BleBla.b@MM W32/BleBla@MM W32/BOLZANO.L W32/Britney.ow (McAfee) W32/Buffy.12568.Worm W32/Bugfix W32/Cheval W32/Choke (Sophos) W32/Choke.a.worm W32/Choke.b.worm W32/Choke.c.worm W32/Choke.d.worm W32/Choke.gen.worm W32/Choke.worm W32/Cholera W32/Cholera.worm W32/CIH.Spacefiller W32/CodeBlue.worm W32/CodeRed.a.worm W32/CodeRed.c W32/CodeRed.c.worm W32/CodeRed.d.worm W32/CodeRed.gen.worm W32/CodeRed.worm W32/Crackly@MM W32/Creepy.a@MM W32/Creepy.b@MM W32/Creepy@MM W32/Crypto W32/CryptoLan.gen@MM W32/CTX W32/Demig-A (Sophos) W32/Demiurg W32/Dilbert.worm W32/Disemboweler (Panda) W32/Donald.1_53.Trojan W32/Ducky@mm.90112 (Norman) W32/EMOTION W32/Esmeralda.807 W32/ExploreZip.pak W32/ExploreZip.worm.f W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak.a W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak.b W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak.c W32/Explorezip.worm.pak.IT W32/ExploreZip.worm@M W32/ExploreZipB W32/ExploreZipC W32/ExploreZipG (Sophos) W32/Fever (Sophos) W32/Fever@M W32/Fix@M W32/Fix2000 W32/Flcss (Sophos) W32/FunLove.4099 W32/Funlove.4099.dr (VirusScan) W32/FunLove.app W32/FunLove.gen (VirusScan) W32/Funso@M W32/Giri.GR2 W32/Gnuman.worm W32/GnutellaMan (Sophos) W32/Gorum W32/Hadra@M W32/Hai.worm W32/Haiku.worm W32/Hello (Panda) W32/Hello.worm W32/Hermes@MM W32/Hlam@MM W32/Hll.12355 W32/HLL.ow.24590 W32/HLLP-Yai W32/HLLP.Backdoor.Yai W32/HTM.H[H04.2048 W32/Hybris.dll@M W32/Hybris.gen@MM W32/Hybris.plugin@M W32/IceCube@M W32/Idele W32/InvalidSSL@MM W32/Joined W32/Kernl W32/Killr W32/Kiray.13496 (F-Prot) W32/Kiray@MM W32/Kriz.3863 W32/Kriz.4029 W32/Kriz.4050 W32/Kriz.4270 W32/Lara.worm W32/Laziness (Sophos) W32/Leave.worm.gen W32/Lindose W32/Magistr-a (Sophos) W32/Magistr.a@MM W32/Magistr.b@MM W32/Magistr@MM W32/Mari@MM W32/Marijuana (Sophos) W32/Matcher (Panda, Sophos) W32/Matcher@MM W32/Melting.worm W32/Minda@MM W32/Mix W32/Mix.2048 W32/Mix.dll.dr W32/Modnar@MM W32/Mona.worm W32/Msinit.worm W32/MsInit.worm.a W32/MsInit.worm.b W32/MsWorld@MM W32/MTX.gen@M W32/MTX@M W32/Music@M W32/Myba@mm W32/Mypics.bat W32/Mypics.com W32/Mypics.worm.25600 W32/Mypics.worm.27648 W32/Mypics.worm.34304 W32/Mypics.worm.gen W32/Naked (Sophos) W32/Naked@MM W32/Naver@MM W32/Navidad-B W32/Navidad.e@M W32/Navidad.f@M W32/Navidad.gen@M W32/Navidad@M W32/Net666 W32/NewApt.worm W32/NewApt.worm.c W32/NewApt.worm.d W32/NewsTick W32/Nimda-C (Sophos) W32/Nimda.a@MM W32/Nimda.b@MM W32/Nimda.eml W32/Nimda.htm W32/Nimda@MM W32/Nutload W32/Nymph.gen@MM W32/Oporto W32/Parrot@MM W32/Parvo W32/Parvo-A W32/PasswordStealer.A.Trojan W32/Petik@MM W32/PetTick@MM W32/Plage.worm W32/Press W32/Press.6380 W32/Press.6380.dr W32/Press.6382 W32/Press.6382.dr W32/Press.6386 W32/Press.6386.dr W32/Pretty.gen@MM W32/Pretty.Worm W32/Pretty.worm.gen@MM W32/Pretty.worm.unp W32/ProLin@MM W32/QAZ.worm W32/Qozah-3365 (Sophos) W32/Raoch.A (Panda) W32/Rast.2060 W32/Redemption W32/Redesi-A (Sophos) W32/Redesi.b@MM W32/Redesi.gen@MM W32/Resur.a W32/Resur.b W32/Resur.c W32/Resur.d W32/Roach@MM W32/RunFtp.worm W32/RunFtp.worm.exe W32/RunFtp.worm.script W32/RunFtp.worm.sfx W32/Sabi.Ins W32/Santa.1104 W32/Santana W32/Scooter W32/Scrambler.dr.a W32/Scrambler.g@MM W32/Scrambler.ini W32/Scrambler.vbs W32/Scrambler.worm.a W32/Scrambler.worm.b W32/Scrambler.worm.e W32/Semisoft.59904a W32/Shoerec W32/Shorm W32/Silver.worm W32/SirCam.bat W32/SirCam.dat W32/SirCam.gen@MM W32/SirCam@MM W32/Ska.dll W32/Ska.dll@m W32/Ska@m W32/Ska2K.worm W32/Smash W32/Soft6 W32/SoftSix.worm W32/Sonic.worm W32/Southpark.worm W32/Stator (Panda) W32/Stator.worm W32/Storm.worm W32/Sumo.a W32/Sumo.b W32/Suppl W32/Sysid.worm W32/Tetris.worm W32/Tetris.worm.gen W32/Themba W32/Trinoo w32/Troodon@M W32/Ucon@MM W32/Uncensored@MM W32/Unis.plugin W32/Unis@MM W32/Universe (Panda) W32/Verona W32/Verona-B W32/Vote.a@MM W32/Vote.b@MM W32/Vote.c@MM W32/Vote.defaced W32/Vote.vbs W32/Vote@MM W32/Wally.worm W32/White.worm W32/WinExt.worm W32/Winux (CAI) W32/Xtc W32/XTC@MM W32/Yarik (Sophos) W32/Zmk.55808.Worm (Norman) W95.Babylonia W95.Hybris.Gen.dr W95.LoveSong.988 W95.LoveSong.998 W95.Memorial.7783 W95.MTX W95.MTX.dr W95.Music W95.Smoker.Worm@mm , W95.Ussrhymn@m W95.Zperm.A W95/Anxiety W95/Arianne.1022 W95/Babylonia W95/Babylonia.bat W95/Babylonia.hlp W95/Babylonia.irc W95/Babylonia.plugin W95/Backdoor.DonaldD.Client W95/Backdoor.DonaldD.Server W95/Backdoor.Fix2001 W95/Backdoor.Stealth W95/Backdoor.Tray W95/Backdoor.WinCrash W95/Backdoor/Slydude W95/Begemont.4318 W95/Buffy-A W95/Butano W95/Champagne W95/CIH.1003 W95/CIH.1003b W95/CIH.1003dr W95/CIH.1010 W95/CIH.1019 W95/CIH.1122 W95/Dengue W95/Esmeralda W95/Esmeralda.807 W95/ExploreZip.worm.210432 W95/Firkin.worm W95/FunLove.4099 (F-Prot) W95/Gnuman.A (F-Prot) W95/Halen W95/Heathen.b W95/HLLP.60004 W95/HLLW.Buffy W95/HLLW.MyPics W95/HLLW.Trit W95/Hybris.worm W95/Icq_greets.27648 W95/Kenston W95/Kenston.1874 W95/Kriz.4029.kernel W95/Kriz.4050.kernel W95/Kuang W95/Kuang.dr W95/Kuang.GR W95/Kuang2.cli W95/Kuang2.svr W95/Letter W95/Linong@MM W95/Loader W95/Love.988 W95/Marburg W95/Marburg.b W95/Matrix W95/MTX.9244 W95/MTX.dll@M W95/MTX.gen@M W95/MTX.svr W95/MTX@M W95/Music@M W95/Parvo.13857 W95/Plage.worm W95/Prizm W95/Prizm.4428. (F-PROT) W95/Quza W95/Rainsong.3891 W95/Smash.10262 W95/Spaces W95/Spam W95/Toal@MM W95/Trojan.1_down_3_up W95/Trojan.Cool (F-Prot) W95/Trojan.Ring W95/Troodon@M W95/Urquest.24576 W95/Ussrhymn W95/Weird.10240.A W95/Worm.Nymph@mm (F-Prot) W95/Zperm.a W95/Zperm.b W97/MSteroid.Poppy W97M.Antiv.B , W97M.Automat.H W97M.Black.B , W97M.BMH W97M.Class.F W97M.Class.S W97M.Cross.E W97M.CyberHack.b W97M.DWMVCK1.C W97M.DWMVCK1/ZMK.Gen W97M.DWMVCK1/ZMK.Gen , W97M.Eeffo , W97M.Erab.A W97M.FF , W97m.freespace.a W97M.Heathen.12288.A W97M.Hlam.A , W97M.ITSC W97M.Laroux.KV W97M.Latenit.A , W97M.Lulung W97M.Madcow W97M.Melissa.BG , W97M.Melissa.w W97M.OutlookWorm.Gen W97M.Overlord W97M.Relax W97M.Satt.A W97M.Service.A W97M.Shepmah W97M.Shining.A W97M.Sin.A.intd , W97M.Snake , W97M.Sting , W97M.Syndicate.A , W97M.Taro , W97M.ThirtyFour.A , W97M.Volcano.A@mm , W97M.Vortex , W97M/Activ W97M/Afeto.A@MM W97M/Aleja W97M/Aleja.a W97M/Aleja.a1 W97M/Aleja.k W97M/Alina.a@mm W97M/Antisocial W97M/AntiSocial.e W97M/Antisocial.g W97M/Antiv.a W97M/Appder.a W97M/Appder.ah W97M/Appder.B W97M/Appder.I W97M/Appder.L W97M/Appder.w W97M/Arbeit W97M/Argh W97M/Armagidon.a W97M/Ashu.a W97M/Assilem.A W97M/Assilem.B W97M/Assilem.c W97M/Assilem.g W97M/Astia W97M/Astia.y W97M/Bablas.a W97M/Bablas.k W97M/BackHand-A W97M/BackHand.A W97M/Balloon W97M/Beast W97M/Bebop.gen W97M/Bench.g W97M/Bench.gen W97M/Berau W97M/Bethlem W97M/Bibdot W97M/Bleck W97M/Blink.worm W97M/Blowup.a W97M/Bobo W97M/Bobo.gen W97M/Bogor.b W97M/Breeze.A (F-Prot) W97M/Breeze.B W97M/Breeze.C W97M/Breeze.D W97M/Breeze.E W97M/Breeze.F W97M/Breeze.gen W97M/Brenda.A W97M/Bridge.a W97M/Buendia.A W97M/Cakes W97M/Caligula.a W97M/Camino.a@MM W97M/Candle.a W97M/Candle.gen W97M/Chack.am W97M/Chack.B W97M/Chack.BE W97M/Chack.BZ W97M/Chack.F W97M/Chack.H W97M/Chack.K W97M/Cham.A@mm W97M/Chameleon W97M/Chameleon.a W97M/Chameleon.b W97M/Chameleon.c W97M/Chameleon.gen W97M/Chameleon.src W97M/Chameleon.vbs W97M/Change.A W97M/Chantal W97M/Chantal.B W97M/Chantal.gen W97M/Chantal.src W97M/Chiao W97M/Choong W97M/Chronic (4117 DAT)