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Re: New toy: SSLbar
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stefan Kelm)
Wed Jun 25 10:29:13 2003
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From: "Stefan Kelm" <kelm@secorvo.de>
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:16:18 +0200
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In-reply-to: <3EF9814F.6000607@skygate.co.uk>
> > From a security point of view, why should anyone download any plug-in
> > from an unknown party? In this very specific case, why should someone
> > download a a plug-in that by its own description is playing around in
> > the crypto arena.
>
> I think this is a problem for all open source projects.
Delete the words "open source" from the sentence above and I'll agree.
Cheers,
Stefan.
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Dipl.-Inform. Stefan Kelm
Security Consultant
Secorvo Security Consulting GmbH
Albert-Nestler-Strasse 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe
Tel. +49 721 6105-461, Fax +49 721 6105-455
E-Mail kelm@secorvo.de, http://www.secorvo.de
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