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Re: Feds snub open source for 'smart' radios
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:35:00 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Peter Swire <peter () peterswire net> Date: July 24, 2007 2:25:29 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] Re: Feds snub open source for 'smart' radios Dave: John Shoch does quote the relevant part of the FCC document: "manufacturers should not intentionally make the distinctive elements that implement that manufacturer's particular security measures in a software defined radio public, if doing so would increase the risk that these security measures could be defeated or otherwise circumvented to allow operation of the radio in a manner that violates the Commission's rules."That's exactly the point. The FCC is assuming "security through obscurity" is more secure than an open source approach to a software defined radio. I'm not aware of any basis for that conclusion. For software that is subject to repeated testing/probing by the public, as we have here, the literature concludes that openness is more likely to result in better security. http://ssrn.com/abstract=531782
Peter Prof. Peter Swire C. William O'Neill Professor of Law Moritz College of Law of the Ohio State University Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress (240) 994-4142, www.peterswire.net -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [IP] Re: Feds snub open source for 'smart' radios From: David Farber <dave () farber net> Date: Tue, July 24, 2007 12:57 pm To: ip () v2 listbox com Begin forwarded message: From: John Shoch <shoch () alloyventures com> Date: July 24, 2007 11:17:38 AM EDT To: dave () farber net, ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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