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Re: security question



Carl Fink wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 07:51:38PM +0300, Bogdan wrote:
>   
>> Although I don't like it, the bank i work with only offers Internet  
>> Banking that works only under Internet Explorer. So, unfortunately, if I  
>> want to check out my account I see myself obliged to boot Windows :(. I  
>> know that IE can be installed through wine but no one  seems to guaranty  
>> safety... Would IE installed on my Debian be less safe than the one  
>> running in it's native environment? If yes, why would that be so?
>>     
>
> One other possibility: install virtualbox-ose, and run an occasional Windows
> session inside Debian when you need to bank.  That's what I do with some
> specific software I need for my job.
>
> Alternatives include Xen and VMWare Player.
>   
I'm not sure I'd consider VMPlayer particularly viable.  It's non-free,
and has serious stability issues that would have caused massive data
loss if I didn't have a nightly backup.


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