full-disclosure - Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for good security

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Message-ID: <200311031759.51985.capegeo@opengroup.org>
From: capegeo at opengroup.org (George Capehart)
Subject: Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for good security

On Sunday 02 November 2003 07:01 pm, Geoincidents wrote:

<snip>

>
> I don't see it that way. I think that as a function to run network
> backups windows has one of the more secure ways to make connections
> between machines. I think MS needs to stop claiming this isn't 
> feature for the internet and realize that there is no difference
> between the internet and the internal network, both require security
> unless you somehow don't think the payroll system requires security..

Apparently the folks at Microsoft aren't there yet . . . would *you* be 
willing to expose a stored procedure in a SQL Server database as a Web 
service?  See http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/33718.html.  The 
inmates are running the loony bin . . .

/g
--
George Capehart

"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."  -- RFC 1925