[afnog] [Fwd: CTO SURVEY SEES DIFFICULTIES FOR CONSENSUS ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE]

[Phil Regnauld]

On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 03:41:54PM +0000, Brian Candler wrote:
> > > 
> > > Software which eliminates crime - now that I'd like to see. Microsoft
> > > RoboCop?
> > 
> > 	The FreeBSD install CD usually limits the scope of exploitability 
> > 	that an otherwise unpatched XP machine offers to the netscum at
> > 	large.
> 
> True, although unless you block port 25 you'll still receive phishing scams,
> lottery frauds and the like.

	I was referring, semi-seriously, to the part of the problem
	that could be solved technically, i.e.: better code quality,
	and making software vendors more liable for security holes.

	Any other solution such as mandatory authentication that might
	limit the frauds you define, even if part of it will be technical
	(certificates, trusted identifiers, ...) it's still mostly one large
	administrative mess.