> [SNIP]
>
> > I tend to think of it as "A firewall is only as good as the people
> > implementing it"
> >
> [Ron DuFresne wrote]
> This totally disregards those that sat and coded it though. And, as
> security audits show, clean, secure code is hard to comeby.
> And consider,
> some sources have been audited a number of times over hte
> years with new
> bugs popping up every now and then. If the source is insecure and
> exploitable, no matter how good the implementor of the program copiled
> from it, there will remain a gaping wound...
>
But in the end, its true that "A firewall is only as good as the people
implementing it".
The point is: No matter how good the coder of the firewall is. If the
implementor (who is the last in the line) screw up, the firewall is useless.
Then it makes no difference if the firewall is crap from begining or if its
the best on the market.
cheers!
/Jesper
> Thanks,
>
> Ron DuFresne
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It
> eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
> business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
> ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***
>
> OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything.
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