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Re: Counterpane Cracks MS's PPTP
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In <[email protected]>, on 06/01/98
at 12:23 PM, John Young <[email protected]> said:
>http://www.counterpane.com/pptp.html
>Thanks to GM
<sig> when will people learn?
Microsoft is *incapable* and *unwilling* to provide even nominal security
for it's platforms.
Several problems that exist:
Technical Ability -- Microsoft is seriously lacking in the technical
know-how when it comes to cryptology and data security.
Corporate Mentality -- Microsoft does not have the mentality needed to
produce secure products. This is a company that has historically shipped
poorly designed, bug filled products out the door. Bugs are not seen as a
problem but as an opportunity to sell upgrades. While this has done them
well in selling their overpriced GameBoys (the sheeple never cease to
disappoint me) it is *not* the environment for developing secure products.
Previous security foobars by M$:
NT C2 <---- LOL!!!
Active X <---- Who was the brain child that though *that* up?
Auto-Launch attached binaries in E-Mail <-- Can we say GoodTimes?
Crypto-API <--- Right I would *trust* that. Honest. :)
TCP/IP Stack <--- Too many flaws to list.
Why would anyone trust these simpletons to produce any type of security
product?
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