On 01/07/2012 01:02 AM, Reindl Harald wrote: > Am 07.01.2012 06:35, schrieb Digimer: >>> if you have a big customer which hires a 3rd party auditor >>> you are NOT in the poisiton to give such arguments or >>> you can give them but you can not change ANYTHING in >>> the fact that finally "fix it or shutdown the service" >>> is what you have to do >> >> If you have a "security expert" who can't grasp the concept of >> back-ported bug fixes, and is unwilling to test for specific >> vulnerabilities' existence, it's time to get a new expert. > > you are missing the point A BIG CUSTOMER has a security-expert No, I'm not missing the point. You're asking for a wholesale change in how a program works so that you can have an easier time with an uneducated customer. Your job, as a consultant or IT support is not make sure that your solution is safe. Making you customer feel comfortable without actually given them security is a bad idea. -- Digimer E-Mail: digimer@xxxxxxxxxxx Freenode handle: digimer Papers and Projects: http://alteeve.com Node Assassin: http://nodeassassin.org "omg my singularity battery is dead again. stupid hawking radiation." - epitron -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
