From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from jazzband.ncsc.mil (jazzband.ncsc.mil [144.51.5.4]) by tycho.ncsc.mil (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA05825 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:16:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from jazzband.ncsc.mil (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jazzband.ncsc.mil (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id RAA10595 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:16:16 GMT Received: from sgi.com (sgi.SGI.COM [192.48.153.1]) by jazzband.ncsc.mil (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id RAA10591 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:16:15 GMT Message-ID: <3A6481F2.227294F8@sgi.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:16:34 -0800 From: Casey Schaufler MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nelson Rush CC: SELinux List Subject: Re: Ros: Re: enhanced security for Linux, from Stephen Smalley References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-selinux@tycho.nsa.gov List-ID: Nelson Rush wrote: > > >> The confidentiality lattice just wasn't designed with these things in > >> mind. > > > >The confidentiality lattice is to system security what > >Froot Loops are to a nutritious breakfast. > > Fruit loops has more vitamins than Cocoa Puffs or Wheaties or HoneyComb > cereal, less calories than Raisin Nut Bran or Waffle Crisps, no cholesterol, > and less sodium than Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch. It doesn't matter which it is, so long as the kids eat (the good part of) breakfast before they go off to school. Similarly, I can help an installation meet their security needs by providing the security feature, in this case the confidentiality lattice, which they've screamed and yelled and threatened to hold their breath until the turn blue if they can't have it. Sorry for the obscure comparison. I do that sometimes. -- Casey Schaufler Manager, Trust Technology, SGI casey@sgi.com voice: 650.933.1634 casey_p@pager.sgi.com Pager: 888.220.0607 -- You have received this message because you are subscribed to the selinux list. If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@tycho.nsa.gov with the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message.