Bitfrost: the OLPC security model
[Posted February 7, 2007 by corbet]
Bitfrost: the OLPC security model
[Front] Posted Feb 7, 2007 19:22 UTC (Wed) by corbet
The One Laptop Per Child project has posted the first draft of the Bitfrost security model,
which is intended to keep the laptops secure once they are sent to the
target countries. They have made some interesting decisions; an OLPC will
look quite different from a standard desktop system. This article (click
below, subscribers only) looks at the Bitfrost specification and how it is
expected to keep OLPC systems under the control of their owners.
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