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Re: MacOS 8.7 Security
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Mon May 17 15:29:38 1999
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 14:12:12 -0400
To: cryptography@c2.net
From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
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Subject: Re: MacOS 8.7 Security
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 20:29:02 -0700
From: Mark Talbot <mstalbot@jps.net>
To: "Robert Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com>, <mac-crypto@vmeng.com>
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On or about 5/15/99 2:23 PM rah@shipwright.com wrote:
>From: Somebody
>Subject: Re: MacOS 8.7 Security
>
>If you believe the spin in this bullshit, I have a bridge to sell you. The
>encryption is exportable, and the multi-user logon security is from At
>Ease, its designed for K-12 schools. There is nothing "military level"
>about any of this.
The phrase "military level" carries about the same weight of meaning as
"scientifically designed".
After attending their creative typing class, the
boneheads@macosrumors.com put forth:
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> One very interesting note on technology demonstrated under Sonata at
>WWDC: users will be able to log into their computers by voiceprint
>indentification. This technology is considered very reliable, is not easily
>faked by recordings and such, and can be backed up with a normal text
>password if the user is sick, loses their voice, etc.
I watched the demo & I don't recall any claims being made about
"voiceprint identification". As far as I could tell the only new thing
was you can now speak your pass phrase instead of typing it. If your pass
phrase is "Soylent Green is people", I don't think the OS is going to be
able to discern biometrically who speaks it.
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MST
--
When you're right you're right, and when you're wrong, you're most likely
Microsoft.
-Anon
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Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@philodox.com>
Philodox Financial Technology Evangelism <http://www.philodox.com/>
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