> > Darren Reed writes: > >So are you suggesting that perhaps it is time software such as ISS, etc, > >to not only be made available with strict controls over which targets > >they can be used against (article about this went to bugtraq some time > >ago) but also be required for those buying the product/license keys > >in order to undertake such work ? I think this is almost a inevitable. > > So do I. Indeed, I think that it may boil down to some kind of > professional certification being necessary. There are analogs > to this - locksmithing certification, federal firearms license, etc. > That's part of what I meant about how that grey area is going to > get real thin, soon. I believe you oversee that this (certificates) would not help in any way. Of course there are no pyromanic firefighters, and there are no criminal locksmiths, and no killers with licensed firearms. Do you really believe for just one seconds that a strictly enforced certificattion model would even keep a single bad guy away ? you better get in touch with real life for a change ;-) Licenses do not make it better, they just make it more complicated and increase the bureoucratic overhead. Some people would classify this as worse. just my ¢2 Juergen -- Juergen P. Meier email: jpmat_private Class GmbH Firmengruppe phone: +49 172 8379103
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