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When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.

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In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems.

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Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it when my systems were under attack by someone who appeared to walk through walls.

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I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on.

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At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security, with four root vulnerabilities per year for two successive years.

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One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion.

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The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid.

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Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software.

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Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements.

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Adding functionality is not just a matter of adding code.

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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