Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site anasazi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!wanginst!ucadmus!harvard!seismo!hao!noao!terak!anasazi!larry From: larry@anasazi.UUCP (Larry Rodis) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Re: Unix (In)Security Message-ID: <118@anasazi.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 14:39:36 EST Article-I.D.: anasazi.118 Posted: Tue Jan 15 14:39:36 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jan-85 00:49:22 EST References: <7221@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Anasazi, Phoenix Az. Lines: 20 > Multics may be the most secure O.S. in general use but it HAS > been broken into. Details not available from this source. > > The reason Multics might be more secure is that is has help > from special-purpose hardware. It would not be feasible to > port Multics to a VAX, for instance. Since Mutlics was broken into by an Air Force Tiger Team in the early 70's and their methods of breakins fixed via Project Guardian Multics has not been broken into unless the Person breaking in had a users login name and password. Also while on the subject Honeywell is having a new computer certified by the NSA for security class A2. This computer is unix call compatible and is called SCOMP's look for it when it receives final security classification. Larry Rodis uucp: !decvax!noao!terak!anasazi!larry !ucbvax!asuvax!anasazi!larry