-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu> wrote:
I'm taking no position on the underlying argument; I'm simply stating that simplicity is an essential element for security. I like a philosophy I've seen attributed to Einstein: "everything should be as simple as possible, and no simpler".
Agreed -- and that reminds of the Dr. Who Maxim: "The more sophisticated the technology, the more vulnerable it is to primitive attack. People often overlook the obvious." Also, Voltaire: "Common sense is not so common.” - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFJ6m+lq1pz9mNUZTMRAoN8AKDTMNwoFDm+QGxfzNos0agHpetIHQCeOves q57FCgdaqbKKkrW5Ii/9P9Y= =Vc6Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/