Preface to the First Edition
It is easy to run a secure computer system. You merely have to disconnect all dial-up connections and permit only direct-wired terminals, put the machine and its terminals in a shielded room, and post a guard at the door. | ||
| --F.T. GRAMPP AND R.H. MORRIS | ||
Of course, very few people want to use such a host. . . | ||
| --THE WORLD | ||
For better or for worse, most computer systems are not run that way today. Security is, in general, atrade-off with convenience, and most people are not willing to forgo the convenience of remote access via networks to their computers. Inevitably, they suffer from some loss of security. It is our purpose here to discuss how to minimize the extent of that loss.
The situation is even worse for computers ...
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