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Re: Security: How we did it

On 18 Nov 1996, Daniel Quinlan wrote:

> I agree with the rest of your comments. A security field in future
> version may be a good idea.

It's a nice idea, but IMO one fraught with both legal and technical
problems.

The best we can do is say "we don't know of any security problems in
this release of this package. We believe it is safe, however it is your
responsibility to ensure the security of your system." Add some more
details in here about what measures debian takes to improve security,
with the general gist being "all care, no responsibility".

Saying anything more is too close to a guarrantee - and debian org
really isn't in any position to guarantee the security of hundreds of
programs sourced off the net. We can try, but what happens if a package
released with a SECURE tag later turns out to be insecure?  Who is
ultimately responsible for making that guarantee?  Debian?  or the
individual developer?

Craig

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