Alex> I dunno, maybe I'm just being pessimistic, I guess... No, I think you are being realistic. I thought one of the basic tenets of computer security was "that which is not expressly allowed is forbidden". Any attempt at security that attempts to find and plug the security holes while leaving the basic insecure system intact is almost certainly going to miss something.
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