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Re: The magic security CD disc Re: HTTP proxies
- From: Florian Weimer
- Date: Mon Dec 09 19:15:51 2002
"Hunter Pine" <hunter@compuhelp.com> writes:
> As much of a flame magnet as this post may be, I'd actually like to
> commend MS for their security efforts on Windows XP.
"Simple File Sharing" doesn't look to great, I'm afraid. Apparently,
quite a few people manage to create a share with public write access
when activiting it.
> MS can't push it, or there'd be yet another lawsuit.
Read the EULA. Microsoft will push it, but only if it's not *your*
security which is in danger, but the security of the *content*
*providers*.
Nice asymmetry, and it shows where we are heading.
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Florian Weimer Weimer@CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE
University of Stuttgart http://CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE/people/fw/
RUS-CERT fax +49-711-685-5898
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