Re: Trusted Unices Aren't?

["Paul D. Robertson" <proberts () clark net>]

On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, dreamwvr wrote:

> hi, 
>    actually there are products that have been pumped out for 
> "secure web server" market that really are... Ever heard of 
> virtual vault. Looks real good to me. Uses a Plan 9 approach to 

VV wasn't very touted wide and far, I think that the whole "volume over 
unit price" argument has escaped the "secure OS" market.  At this point, 
that's why I think RSBAC has some merit, if you can get it free, then the 
vendors may have to follow, since there doesn't seem to be sufficient market 
to drive it as a vertical, and nobody seems to be asking for these kinds 
of things in general OS' "just because."

> access control which if you read the info on this product is 
> very impressive. Also thru the grapevine the plan 9 project is 
> being reved up:) This is the most fascinating os out there ALIMHO.

Well, I've been following 9fans ever since it started, and my impression 
was that all the energy migrated to the next OS-to-be, but I've just been 
skimming the messages for about a year, and not reading most of them.

> Well it has been a while but hps 'virtual vault' looks like they 
> took the lessons learned so far from plan 9 and wrapped it into a
> commercial secure web server. Would love to analyse it further 
> but....

I'd thought the VV stuff was mostly purchased or CMW and all pre-Plan9.  
I could be wrong though.

Paul
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