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Andreas Krennmair writes, "Because I found the design of Solar Designer's POP3 daemon popa3d somewhat obscure, I started writing my own POP3 daemon, called akpop3d. Now I want to ask the LinuxSecurity.com community to peer-review this program. Although I . . . . Andreas Krennmair writes, "Because I found the design of Solar Designer's POP3 daemon popa3d somewhat obscure, I started writing my own POP3 daemon, called akpop3d. Now I want to ask the LinuxSecurity.com community to peer-review this program. Although I did very thorough security checks, I can't be 100% sure unless somebody had a look at it. I'd be glad to get some feedback, be it potential security problems or new features, no matter whether as patch or as an idea." akpop3d is a POP3 daemon aimed to be small and secure. Despite its small size, it offers a lot of features. It is completely RFC 1939 compliant. The link for this article located at Andreas Krennmair is no longer available. . Andreas Krennmair writes, 'Because I found the design of Solar Designer's POP3 daemon popa3d somewha. andreas, krennmair, writes, 'because, found, design, solar, designer's, daemon, popa3d. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Natalie Whitlock talks about the incongruence of closed security systems, and the open source solution. She discusses Eric Raymond's ideas, the famous "back door" in Microsoft's FrontPage, the concept of peer review, and the open source dilemma that no one is . . . . Natalie Whitlock talks about the incongruence of closed security systems, and the open source solution. She discusses Eric Raymond's ideas, the famous "back door" in Microsoft's FrontPage, the concept of peer review, and the open source dilemma that no one is at the helm guaranteeing that everything will be checked. She then follows the idea from theory to practice and talks with leading IT executives about the viability and popularity of secure open source systems. What, then, about the security of open source software? Open source software, by definition, is any program or application that is freely distributed, non-platform specific -- and in which the programming code is open and visible. All else being equal, isn't a closed program more secure than an open one? The link for this article located at IBM is no longer available. . Natalie Whitlock talks about the incongruence of closed security systems, and the open source soluti. natalie, whitlock, talks, about, incongruence, closed, security, systems, source, soluti. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
One of the great rallying cries from the Open Source community is the assertion that Open Source Software (OSS) is, by its very nature, less likely to contain security vulnerabilities, including back doors, than closed source software. The reality is . . .. One of the great rallying cries from the Open Source community is the assertion that Open Source Software (OSS) is, by its very nature, less likely to contain security vulnerabilities, including back doors, than closed source software. The reality is far more complex and nuanced. Advocates derive their dogmatic faith in the implicit security of Open Source code from the concept of "peer review," a cornerstone of the scientific process in which published papers and theories are scrutinized by experts other than the authors. The more peers that review the work, the less likely it is that it will contains errors, and the more likely it is to become accepted. The link for this article located at SecurityFocus -- Â Â is no longer available. . One of the great rallying cries from the Open Source community is the assertion that Open Source Sof. source, great, rallying, cries, community, assertion. . Anthony Pell
The issue is more than one of semantics. If open source is to develop as a mainstay of computing, supporters say, users must have faith that products entered into the open-source community meet commonly accepted criteria. "The open . . .. The issue is more than one of semantics. If open source is to develop as a mainstay of computing, supporters say, users must have faith that products entered into the open-source community meet commonly accepted criteria. "The open source community's peer-review process directly serves the interests of current and future users," says Eric Raymond, head of the Open Software Initiative. "It does so by holding vendors up to a high standard for reliability, security, interoperability, and transparency. Some vendors (like IBM and SGI) are up to this challenge and are embracing open source. Some are not." The link for this article located at ZD Net News -- Â Â is no longer available. . The issue is more than one of semantics. If open source is to develop as a mainstay of computing, su. semantics, source, develop, mainstay, computing. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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