Normally I'd agree. But in this case it mentions that "protected" files can become accessible. If they mean encrypted files this is a big flaw in Windows security. If I'm not mistaken encryption should use the user's MD5 or likewise password as the key to unlock the files. If just changing the password file gives you access to encrypted documents on Windows 7 that's a big flaw.
Also I'd like to question these security experts... How do they know it's unfixable?
I totally agree with krikit... Just because you are self-proclaimed "security experts", what makes your code absolutely perfect, or the manner in which it operates?
As a former "security expert", one of the few rules of the game is "no code, especially not code written by a human, will ever be perfect".
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Law #3: If a bad guy has unrestricted physical access to your computer, it's not your computer anymore.
Exactly, to call this a hack and boast about it?
Normally I'd agree. But in this case it mentions that "protected" files can become accessible. If they mean encrypted files this is a big flaw in Windows security. If I'm not mistaken encryption should use the user's MD5 or likewise password as the key to unlock the files. If just changing the password file gives you access to encrypted documents on Windows 7 that's a big flaw.
Also I'd like to question these security experts... How do they know it's unfixable?
I totally agree with krikit... Just because you are self-proclaimed "security experts", what makes your code absolutely perfect, or the manner in which it operates?
As a former "security expert", one of the few rules of the game is "no code, especially not code written by a human, will ever be perfect".
Where's the other laws of which I assume this one is a member?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722487.aspx
From the big M themselves.
I think, looking at it a second time, law 2 is even more apt.
@Obvious: I think this code, written by a human, is perfect:
// Begin C Code
int main () {}
// End C Code