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Re: Release: KNOPPIX5.1.1 for Trusted Compuintg Geeks (v1.0)



Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>:
> 
>  On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 11:37:17AM +0900, Kuniyasu Suzaki wrote:
> >  
> >  >From: Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>
> >  >>
> >  >>How does the system behave when the authentication server is
> >  >>down? How do you deal with a compromised authentication server?
> > 
> > Client takes vulnerability check only. There is no action on the client.
> 
>  I presume that the client exchanges some information with the
>  server. What happens when that server is compromised and sends
>  compromised information?

Presumably, that server is just as watched by another watcher.  Who
watches the watchers?


>  ps. thanks for continuing to answer these question.


[I may not have the attributions right.  Sorry.]
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