Security in an error-prone world
Security in an error-prone world
[Security] Posted Nov 3, 2015 17:05 UTC (Tue) by corbet
The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air was a beautiful car, kernel.org administrator Konstantin Ryabitsev said at the beginning of his Korea Linux Forum talk. It had roomy seats, lots of features, and a smooth ride; it was all about power and comfort. But if you got into an accident with this car, it would kill you; it was not designed around the idea that things might go wrong. Our computer systems in 2015 mirror the Bel Air of 1957; they are not designed around humans and the mistakes they make. Konstantin had a simple message for the audience: take a cue from the automotive industry and design and build systems that do not fail catastrophically when errors are made.