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  • From: "Sergey A. Lipnevich" <sergey AT optimaltec.com>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Threat profile analysis for spackages not signed by authors
  • Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:59:06 -0400

On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 16:12 -0700, Seth Alan Woolley wrote:
> if gnupg isn't installed but openssl is -- having a diversity of
> implementations also can help us not be reliant on one program. One day
> gnupg might be broken, but openssl might work on a rare arch, and vice
> versa. Having the option to use either keeps us in the safety margin.

Makes a lot of sense.

> Since you're in the energy industry, you should be aware, for example,

Who? Me?! I'm in software industry. Financial and insurance software. I
could provide our Web site link here to explain what we do, but that's
advertising :-).

> that on boilers and many other mechanical systems, there are at least
> two safeties on every regulated value (in each direction it is
> regulated).

We have triple controls in our colocation rack. I know what you're
talking about.

> This is just a backup safety device in my mind.

Good man.





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