Re:Retguard: An improved stack protector for OpenBSD
by busterarm on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @10:50AM
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They've managed to maintain a consistent roughly-6 month release cadence since 1995. CVS is working for them, so why switch?
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Re:Retguard: An improved stack protector for OpenBSD
by nickpsecurity on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @04:45PM
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You could say the same abouf most stuff OpenBSD rewrites for improved security. Many of those things aren't even critical. They just do thd rewrites as part of code maintenance. Then, they use CVS instead of a high-integrity/security VCS. It's a little strange/inconsistent if compared to the general pattern of replacing old, insecure stuff.
Re:Retguard: An improved stack protector for OpenBSD
by busterarm on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @05:39PM
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The security of one and security of another aren't an apples to apples comparison.
The underlying security of the operating system and user applications running in it has very different risks and benefits versus the integrity of source code commits and who gets to make them.
The latter is something they're equipped to deal with without changing tools. They've decided that the costs of making that technology change aren't worth the benefits that it provides and I mostly agree.