Originally posted here by catch
Maybe? Why do people forget that computer security falls under math and is a hard science. "Maybe" = I have yet to calculate the answer... if you were unable to calculate the answer from the example I gave, then you are in the wrong field.

I am sure you were just looking to be provocative... well bravo to you.

catch
I think what he's trying to say is that you're talking on different levels here. The hard science computer security models are an abstraction of reality. I didn't read the part of this discussion about the compartments, but for example in the production process of microchips there's a chance (altough very small) the chip passes all tests, yet has some defects that cause security problems. I'm quite sure those things are included in the models, but they're in the stochastic/chances part of math. What he's saying is, there's always things science doesn't account for or ignores based on a low probability.

And he might just be provocative too, but you're no fun flaming.