Thumbs-up on security for Win2k
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Windows 2000 has passed all required tests for a security certification accepted in 15 countries, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
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While software vulnerabilities may still occasionally bug the operating system, the Common Criteria certification attests that the key software components of Windows 2000 meet a specific level of security. The effort to obtain the certification, which took almost three years and cost millions of dollars, shows that Microsoft is serious about security, said Craig Mundie, vice president and chief technical officer for the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant.
"For people that have questions about our level of investment and our level of effort, this is testament to...our commitment to security," he said.
The certification, which is maintained by an association of international standards bodies, could make Windows 2000 an easier sell to government agencies within the 15 countries that recognize the award--the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom among them.
Based on a set of Department of Defense specifications for trusted systems known as the Orange Book, the Common Criteria doesn't guarantee that an operating system or software application is bug-free, but that the development and support processes that created and maintain the product meet a certain level of standards.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-963776.html
Maybe 'trusted computing' is something Microsoft are serious about...hmm... nah :D
Thumbs-up on security for Win2k
Quote:
Windows 2000 has passed all required tests for a security certification accepted in 15 countries, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
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While software vulnerabilities may still occasionally bug the operating system, the Common Criteria certification attests that the key software components of Windows 2000 meet a specific level of security. The effort to obtain the certification, which took almost three years and cost millions of dollars, shows that Microsoft is serious about security, said Craig Mundie, vice president and chief technical officer for the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant.
"For people that have questions about our level of investment and our level of effort, this is testament to...our commitment to security," he said.
The certification, which is maintained by an association of international standards bodies, could make Windows 2000 an easier sell to government agencies within the 15 countries that recognize the award--the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom among them.
Based on a set of Department of Defense specifications for trusted systems known as the Orange Book, the Common Criteria doesn't guarantee that an operating system or software application is bug-free, but that the development and support processes that created and maintain the product meet a certain level of standards.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-963776.html
Maybe 'trusted computing' is something Microsoft are serious about...hmm... nah :D
Just a rant about Microsoft and the fiac
good find, powertoad5000.
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The effort to obtain the certification, which took almost three years and cost millions of dollars
Is it so hard to pay of the people from common criteria, couse i would never see microsoft pass all the criteria .
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from this article
In May, Sun Microsystems announced that its security-enhanced version of the Solaris operating system, Trusted Solaris 8, had gained Common Criteria certification. Apple has also announced that it's attempting to have its
MacOS certified , and an open-source policy group hopes to act as a central authority to have
Linux certified as well.
So if sun beat 'm to it I don't see why Microsoft's PR ppl are patting their own backs at the fiac .
and talking about the fiac what a load of bullshit and the speakers , don't make me laugh..
remember this, that's their kind of security.. and I found even more holes, wich I'm not "allowed" to disclose at the moment.
If I were an Iraqui with bad intent and had internet, I could deface half the .gov and .mil sites out there..
Just a rant about Microsoft and the fiac
good find, powertoad5000.
****************DISCLAIMER****************
These are just some opinions from a regular guy,
don't blame me if you take offence on them.
******************************************
Quote:
The effort to obtain the certification, which took almost three years and cost millions of dollars
Is it so hard to pay of the people from common criteria, couse i would never see microsoft pass all the criteria .
Quote:
from this article
In May, Sun Microsystems announced that its security-enhanced version of the Solaris operating system, Trusted Solaris 8, had gained Common Criteria certification. Apple has also announced that it's attempting to have its
MacOS certified , and an open-source policy group hopes to act as a central authority to have
Linux certified as well.
So if sun beat 'm to it I don't see why Microsoft's PR ppl are patting their own backs at the fiac .
and talking about the fiac what a load of bullshit and the speakers , don't make me laugh..
remember this, that's their kind of security.. and I found even more holes, wich I'm not "allowed" to disclose at the moment.
If I were an Iraqui with bad intent and had internet, I could deface half the .gov and .mil sites out there..
