Comments on: Vatican Library Uses Linux

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:55:19 +0000

Just try and hack into an AS/400 (iSeries). Probably why they are used by the Casinos in Las Vegas !!!!

These are definitely “secure by design”.

By: NickF

NickF — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:23:10 +0000

It’s not a lie. Linux is inherently stronger, that is absolutely true. However there is no perfect and secure system. Assuming Linux is not vulnerable by design, that is a lie, because no system is not vulnerable or unbreakable by design. It doesn’t matter if Linux is widespread on the server market, what matters is the number of attacks that are available out there.

See, the point is not about what’s the most secure system, but what is the most secure practice an IT can adopt to stay secure. A poorly maintained linux system can be as insecure as the next OS. I personally would never use OSX as a server neither. I know of lots of exploited linux and unix machines, which were poorly maintained. As well as many windows machines poorly maintained.

So I stick to my point. Linux is designed to be more secure than windows, and it is most definitively. However it’s not necessarily the most secure OS.

By: Debianero Rumbero

Debianero Rumbero — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:20:44 +0000

‘But at the very foundation it has to do with the fact that linux being not widespread help to keep it off from security issues. If it become more widespread, than security may come up as an issue.’

@NickF, that’s bulsh*t and please don’t help to spread that lie.

Think for a moment: there’re more Linux servers than other OS-whatever in the world now!

Linux architecture is stronger than MS architecture.

By: NickF

NickF — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:43:49 +0000

Well, Linux is secure, but I won’t go as far as being considered “the most secure”. The very basic idea of classifying an OS with catchphrases (like Apple does) is very misleading. OpenBSD has a much stronger and proven security record, for example. But at the very foundation it has to do with the fact that linux being not widespread help to keep it off from security issues. If it become more widespread, than security may come up as an issue.

Disclaimer: I don’t want to bash linux, I am an Ubuntu user and developer since 2001. I just want to be realistic.