[cap-talk] gauntlet - one way IPC considered useless, practical MLS?

Ian G iang at systemics.com
Sat Jan 14 07:47:51 EST 2006


David Wagner wrote:

> By writing "programs/people", I'm afraid you have failed to grasp
> the purpose and motivation underlying all the work on MLS systems.
> The basis of MLS is that you trust people, but don't trust programs.

I see a fascinating contrast between this statement
and that of DRM - where you trust programs but do not
trust people.  Is it that clean a distinction?

Would this then mean that TCBs could not be used in
MLS scenarios?  (conceptually speaking...)

iang


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