[mdlug] The new "surface" computer

[Aaron Kulkis]

Robert Adkins wrote:
> Curious.
> 
> Does anyone know how Windows (NT/2K/XP) legitimately received a 
> government security clearance with this gigantic glaring hole in it's 
> file system?

Yes... Windows NT/2K/XP is C2 certified ONLY as long as it it
NOT networked, and does NOT have any data transfer with ANY
other working computers (no USB sticks, etc.), and provided
that the ONLY software on it has also been C2 certified (which
means that the only time a floppy or CD/DVD-ROM drive is
installed is when the Admin is installing software.

> 
> Does anyone know if that was even disclosed in the testing for that 
> certification?
> 
> If not, anyone interested in working towards organizing/raising a 
> massive shit storm over this "feature"?
> 
> -Rob
> 
> -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: Re:[mdlug] The new "surface" computer
> From: Ingles, Raymond <Raymond.Ingles at compuware.com>
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:32:20 AM
>>> From: Joseph Vartanian
>>>     
>>   
>>>>  MS put the capacity in NTFS, but never really came up with a use for it.
>>>>       
>>   
>>> Actually, they do have uses for this feature.  MS SQL Server 2005 uses
>>> ADS (alternative data streams), as does MS Exchange Server 2003.
>>>     
>>  But, so far as I can see, there's nothing about ADS that can't be done with
>> regular files. I'd be willing to believe that they did that just to make those
>> products *less* portable... :->
>>
>>  Sincerely,
>>
>>  Ray Ingles                                              (313) 227-2317
>>
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