From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: TCSEC security levels [was: How unchecked conversion works?]
Date: 17 Jan 2005 09:57:18 -0600
Date: 2005-01-17T09:57:18-06:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <oXi2RqVwBJvB@eisner.encompasserve.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: gemini.iafgmt002e35g03tw.nick.roberts@acm.org
In article <gemini.iafgmt002e35g03tw.nick.roberts@acm.org>, Nick Roberts <nick.roberts@acm.org> writes:
> Jeffrey Carter <spam@spam.com> wrote:
>> It seems to me that this system was a success. ... Trying to plug this
>> kind of hole is a waste of time.
>
> I couldn't agree more, and I assume this part of the reason why the TCSEC
> security levels never really took hold (in the evaluation criteria of major
> computer systems).
Whereas I believe multi-level secure systems have not taken hold because
it is easier to buy separate small systems (and systems are getting to be
smaller.
As for successors, the idea (even at the equivalent of non-MLS C2 levels)
of international efforts is to make them less US-centric.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-01-17 15:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-01-13 18:54 How unchecked conversion works? None
2005-01-13 21:22 ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-01-13 22:28 ` Keith Thompson
2005-01-14 0:17 ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-01-14 15:23 ` None
2005-01-14 15:55 ` Marius Amado Alves
2005-01-14 22:29 ` Keith Thompson
2005-01-14 23:15 ` Marius Amado Alves
2005-01-15 1:27 ` Keith Thompson
2005-01-15 2:15 ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-01-15 10:24 ` Marius Amado Alves
2005-01-15 12:02 ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-01-15 16:54 ` Nick Roberts
2005-01-16 16:14 ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-01-16 16:41 ` Jeffrey Carter
2005-01-16 20:52 ` TCSEC security levels [was: How unchecked conversion works?] Nick Roberts
2005-01-17 15:57 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2005-01-17 0:34 ` How unchecked conversion works? Larry Kilgallen
2005-01-17 1:29 ` Jeffrey Carter
2005-01-17 4:20 ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-01-15 18:24 ` Jeffrey Carter
2005-01-14 16:52 ` Mark H Johnson
2005-01-14 22:27 ` Keith Thompson
2005-01-14 22:49 ` Stephen Leake
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