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U.S. Navy Works To Improve Linux Security

Posted by timothy on from the gnu-linux dept.

MrPhiles writes "Just saw an article at Washington Technology talking about how the Navy is developing a Secure Auditing tool for Linux. I think it's cool that government agencies are taking steps to obtain credentials necessary for open source use in high-security environments."

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  1. Great but by jsse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wish they'd spend more money on auditing Windows too.

    Of course, crash on "division by zero" is a feature, not a bug. :)

    1. Re:Great but by rritterson · · Score: 5, Informative

      It's not quite the same, obviously. The Navy software engineers can easily tweak and fix any holes they find. With Windows you are limited to the framework MS provides and the hope that they will fix any problems discovered.

      The NSA released documents on how to secure WinXP and Win2K server not too long ago- it was even posted on /.

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