From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Craven Subject: Re: server and client in one package -> security issue (was: Add murmur) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 13:53:57 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20170201204312.3005-1-contact.ng0@cryptolab.net> <87mvdvxq9v.fsf@gnu.org> <20170209182030.ngn2dsdfbzsmymdj@wasp> <87efz7asit.fsf@gnu.org> <96fa2c02-f5da-d4f5-6074-04b29f5376fb@crazy-compilers.com> <20170212123147.odpfawkb6gosh2bx@wasp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48819) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cctfG-0003Ga-Co for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:54:03 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cctfD-00062Z-8n for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:54:02 -0500 Received: from mail-qk0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c09::22d]:33447) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cctfD-00062V-3T for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:53:59 -0500 Received: by mail-qk0-x22d.google.com with SMTP id s140so74860581qke.0 for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2017 04:53:58 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20170212123147.odpfawkb6gosh2bx@wasp> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Hartmut Goebel , guix-devel > And from my point of view Guix already has a medium problem of acceptance > since it munges development-files and run-time files into one package - as we > do for all libraries. By development files I assume you mean header files? I don't see how those can pose a security problem. Can you elaborate? > Now if Guix starts munging server and client components into one > package, this plain disqualifies GuixSD from any security sensitive > system. [*] > [*] OTOH it opens up chances for big business: selling "Secure GuixSD" > to customers. I think that we provide security on a best effort basis. A high profile target like a bank or credit card payment service will likely have their own security team and will use guixsd as a basis for their deployment. We can not do the work that is the responsibility of an in house sysops team.