David Litchfield is such a respected authority in this field that many
of us consider "Because David said so" to be the same as fact, and his
mere opinion, offered to the list for free, is a gift to the security
community.
Question everything, especially when it comes from an expert. The facts
can stand up for themselves. Lets engage in science, not religeon.
It's inescapable problem with this type of paper - someone's interpretation
of the scientific data and what it means is actually just their opinion and
without the interpretation you just have a bunch of pretty pictures. That
said, if I venture an opinion I fully expect there will be people that
disagree and they should challenge that opinion. I'm never one to step back
from a good debate :)
(No disrespect intended to Litchfield).
Thanks :)
Stephen J Friedl | Security Consultant | UNIX Wizard | +1 714
544-6561
Tim Newsham
http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/
Cheers,
David Litchfield
