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Date: 1999-02-24
NSA-Gutachter: NT gefährdet nationale Sicherheit-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Redmonder sind nicht zuletzt auf die laufenden Mega/deals mit dem militärisch-elektronischen Komplex der USA zurückzuführen. Dieser massive Umstieg der Militärs auf NT hat laut dem Sicherheits/experten Ed Curry zur Folge, dass die nationale Sicherheit des Landes nunmehr massiv gefährdet sei. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 2.23.99 A National Security Agency-trained computer vendor and security analyst says the Pentagon and other government agencies have violated their own security rules by purchasing mass quantities of a non-secure computer operating system. Ed Curry, a former independent contractor for the Microsoft Corporation, developed one such secure processor program for one version of the computer giant's Windows NT program. .... But Curry told WorldNetDaily the current version of Windows NT being purchased "in mass quantities" by the federal government is insecure and subject to alteration. The version he tested and knows to be secure is Windows NT 3.5, whereas the government -- even the Department of Defense -- has been buying version 4.0. ... Curry said that processors on Windows NT Version 4.0 are insecure because they have been designed to automatically "open the processor up to accept commands" on start-up, whereas the 3.5 version does not do that. That alone, he said, "makes the processor insecure and hence, the entire system as well." .... "Basically it was money over security," Curry explained. "They had already bought thousands of the 4.0 systems, and didn't want to have to replace them." .... "I have met with representatives of Defense Secretary William Cohen," Curry told WorldNetDaily, "and have presented my evidence to them. They know I'm right, and they know what I've told them -- that they're violating their own security rules -- is right. But they basically said it didn't matter, that they would continue to use the 4.0 version." .... "In fact," he added, "Microsoft NT 4.0 is the least secure of all the NT versions." Version 3.5 is the only one that is secure, Curry said, but other reports quoted some officials as saying that version is now out of date. .... Microsoft would not return phone calls to WorldNetDaily, but in other published reports the company has denied Curry's charges, saying they are "working closely with the federal government to ensure all versions of NT are secure." ... "All computer security systems begin with the Intel processor itself," Curry said. "I helped Intel develop their processor, so I know how they work and how vulnerable they can be if left exposed." .... Other government sources confirmed that Windows NT sales are booming, and are steadily replacing competitor Novell Netware in federal systems. And, it's likely to get worse. In May 1998, Microsoft announced a major contract with the U.S. Air Force to begin changing military command and control applications from the UNIX operating system to Windows NT. And Curry said the U.S. Navy is extensively using the unsecured NT versions about its warships. Full story http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_dougherty/19990223_xex_are_pentagon.shtml relayed by William Knowles <erehwon@kizmiaz.dis.org> -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by published on: 1999-02-24 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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