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Date:      Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:19:42 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Jim Bryant <jbryant@unix.tfs.net>
To:        careilly@monoid.cs.tcd.ie (Colman Reilly)
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: C2 Trusted FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <199710131819.NAA01596@argus.tfs.net>
In-Reply-To: <199710131136.MAA09217@monoid.cs.tcd.ie> from Colman Reilly at "Oct 13, 97 12:36:41 pm"

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> In any case, there's nothing in B1 to prevent you trusting an external
> machine, so long as it come in over a secure enough channel. Consider the
> external machine as part of the system. (Is there? Not on my reading of 
> the standard anyway.)

as i recall, doesn't b1 limit external bandwidths?  or is that b2?

>      Security comes down to no external connections and a marine guard at
>      the door of the Tempest vault, in most cases.  8-).
> With a small nuclear device attached to your hardware in case the guards are
> overcome. 

actually, thermite is sufficient...  simply melt the hardware...  no
need for a large explosion...

as i recall, most tactical computers have an internal thermite charge.

jim
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