Date: Mon, 10 Jul 95 12:54:37 PDT From: "Michael J. Caughey" <mcaughey@mgsinc.com> To: "Michael J. Caughey" <mcaughey@mgsinc.com>, Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com> Cc: Pete Kruckenberg <pete@dsw.com>, Tom Samplonius <tom@uniserve.com>, Julian Howard Stacey <jhs@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Byet April 95 no ref to screennd Message-ID: <Chameleon.950710131831.mcaughey@loc10.mgsinc.com>
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>I'd be surprised if you could find -any- firewall package that would >"legally validate its security." An author or company would have to >be positively and absolutely insane to do so, and I'd run away from >them as quickly as possible, because I'd figure if they're that stupid >then their product is probably crap too. > I can see what your trying to say. I don't want to get into a heated flame war here, so let me explain myself. I simply asked if I could purchase the Product from him, Paul Vixie, and he said he could not legally do so. I never mentioned "legally validate its security". He said, his hands were tied legally to sell it. When I tried to set up some kind of support plan with him he said, no problem. Then said he wasn't sure if he could legally do that. Of course this wasn't definate, but it was left to that about three weeks ago and I have yet to here from him. I started talking with him about three or four weeks pirior to that. As far selling a product that is secure that is supposed to provide security, I would expect some sort of legal statement that it can provide some level of security. Quite obiviously, certian limitations would be expectable, such as if someone got root on your system because you failed to properly configure it. The level of security I was looking for to make sure there were no "BACK DOORS" that someone could use. I don't believe that is to much to ask for from the author of a product, especially one that is to be part of your network security. But he said he could not do so. I'm sorry if you miss understood me. END ------------------------------------------ Name : Michael Caughey E-mail : mcaughey@mgsinc.com MGS, Inc. Phone (804) 379-0230 Richmond, Va Fax (804) 379-1299 Eastern Daylight Time: 12:54:37 , 07/10/95 ------------------------------------------
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