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From: pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann) To: cryptography@metzdowd.com, paul.hoffman@vpnc.org, perry@piermont.com In-Reply-To: <p06240804c379d62c6acd@[192.168.1.62]> Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:53:52 +1300 Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> writes: >At 9:58 AM -0500 12/3/07, Perry E. Metzger wrote: >>I don't know if people have been following this, but it is interesting >>from the point of view of studying how the FIPS process does (or does >>not) interact with the underlying goal of producing assured systems. > >Another interesting part is that open-source systems are much more >susceptible to being attacked by competitors (that is, having their >validation suspended) than are closed-source systems. That's a good problem statement for the dark side of "many eyes make bugs shallow". Peter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo@metzdowd.com
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