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Java or C: Is One More Secure?

Posted by Hemos on from the nothing-is-ever-truly-secure dept.

bluefoxlucid writes "Security has been a hot topic lately, and we've seen everything from changes to how memory is managed to compiler hardening to "secure" programming languages. Java is considered more secure than C in general; but this guy seems to disagree, and thinks hardening the system itself is the way to go. Are we really approaching the problem the wrong way, or is he just insane?"

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  1. Re:Not applicable by MaggieL · · Score: 2, Funny

    By design C allows you to access memory at your own descretion. I beleive Java does also (It's been a while)

    Sounds like it's not so much a matter of how *long* it's been since you had the one course in Java you were required to take to graduate, but rather how much attention you paid while you were there.

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  2. Re:Not applicable by MaggieL · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's been years, and I can't remember what specific limitations there are.

    Then maybe you should consider posting only about things you actually do remeber. The set of languages that can be used for malicious resaons includes English.

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  3. Re:Not applicable by MaggieL · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ignorance-based relativism doesn't really further the discussion. It's really hard for you to say anything of merit about something you don't understand.

    In point of fact Java architecture contributes significantly to making it easier to write secure applications (as it also improves reliability); hand-waving that "bad stuff can happen in either language" is semantically null.

    You *can* crash *any* car, but, by design, some are clearly safer than others.

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