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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please
Jon Lasser, 2002-05-15

Unix and Linux security owes much to openness and public disclosure, but Microsoft is too far gone for sunshine to do any good.

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Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-24
Anonymous
Example of insecurites at the OS level of NT & 2K?

1.) Passwords - No matter how long or confusing you make a pw in Win 2K or NT, the OS breaks it into sections that make decoding a trivial matter.
2.) Ability to auto-login. NO OS should even think about giving you the ability to auto-login. Not...

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