- From: Sarr Blumson <sarr@citi.umich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 05 Apr 1995 11:27:49 -0400
- To: David.Halls@cl.cam.ac.uk
- Cc: Multiple recipients of list <www-talk@www10.w3.org>
In message <9504041403.AA10766@ouse.cl.cam.ac.uk>you write: > >Okay. So requirements are: > >1. A Safe environment (account). cf. Safe Tcl/Scheme/Python/HotJava etc. >2. Trust that the code is genuine. cf. public-key cryptography. > >Now, can anyone explain why they would NEVER download applets or binaries/ >bytecodes given these requirements? All I'm trying to say is that a Safe Node >system for getting and executing software is safer (yes, safer) than >current practice, so rabid instance on complete security seems a bit OTT, >though of course completely justified in its own right. We may be in agreement here; let me test it by saying that my original point was that requirement 1 cannot be met by a binary distribution, at least in the somewhat coarse security environment provided by current hardware/operating systems. I agree that an environment that does meet these two requirements is safer than much current practice, and probably even adequate for most purposes. -------- Sarr Blumson sarr@umich.edu voice: +1 313 764 0253 FAX: +1 313 763 4434 CITI, University of Michigan http://www.citi.umich.edu:80/users/sarr / 519 W William, Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4943
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