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INCREASED SECURITY Through Open Source.

The article focuses on the security issues surrounding open source software. It is suggested that there is a well-established conviction within the computer security community that publishing designs and protocols contribute to the security of systems built on them. The article addresses whether pro...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 79 - 84
Autores principales: Hoepman, Jaap-Henk, Jacobs, Bart
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Jan2007
Materias:
Open source software
Computer security
Computer crimes
Source code
Computer science research
Computer science
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Sumario:The article focuses on the security issues surrounding open source software. It is suggested that there is a well-established conviction within the computer security community that publishing designs and protocols contribute to the security of systems built on them. The article addresses whether programmers should publish source code in addition to the designs and protocols. The impact of open source on security and transparency of a software system is discussed. The article concludes that openness of the source will increase its security.