New Unix security article on SecurityFocus


The following Unix column was published on SecurityFocus today:

How not to respond to a security advisory by Jason Miller
2006-01-18

A recently announced weakness in the BSD securelevel system isn't going to
be fixed in OpenBSD. While securelevel may have problems, the vendor's
security response is unacceptable and doesn't fit with their stated goals.

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/380


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