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DoD team nears Security Validation of OpenSSL

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

tadelste writes "An important DoD program took a page from Open Source and Do-It-Yourself-IT (DIYIT) and applied for their own Security Validation. In this article Steve Marquess says:as a taxpayer, I felt very annoyed. But it made me realize a couple of things. First, if OpenSSL had been validated, then it was possible for us to do it again. Secondly, if we could do it we could save a lot of money for the program."

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  1. microsoft not secure by jackshck · · Score: -1, Redundant

    this just goes to show that the us govt knows that opensrc is more secure then ms.

    --
    Charles Wyble All around tinkerer
    1. Re:microsoft not secure by Timothy+Brownawell · · Score: 0, Redundant
      yeah until its on 90% of desktops...then we'll see how secure it is

      And to further blow your smug theory away, any Unix like operating system will always be more secure than the current Windows systems by design. Its not an opinion, its a design choice that makes the software somewhat more difficult to use but gaining security. You CAN make a Unix like OS as insecure as a standard Windows install (hello Lindows) but you have to really try.

      ...But because it makes software harder to use, it's not going to *be* on 90% of desktops until they drop the security. Or until someone makes the security not interfere with use, in which case Windows would suddenly get much better security.

      Tim

  2. Re:Summary misleading by BarryNorton · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I agree, the summary is very poorly constructed.

  3. whats this bs about cost, its linux, its free... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    there couldnt be a cost....its open source, the devs work for free, the testers dont get paid, so explain where the cost is....