Re: [MiNT] kernel 1.15.10b fragmentation

[Odd Skancke <oskancke@online.no>]

On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Henk Robbers wrote:

> 
> 
> "Konrad M. Kokoszkiewicz" wrote:
> > 
> > > > However, IMHO, the more proper solution would be to develop an AES which
> > > > works completely in user context. This would allow (in some future) to
> > > > remove the F_OS_SPECIAL flag, which is simply a dangerous idiotism, and
> > > > creates a security hole big like the Baltic Sea.
> > >
> > > The AES would become unbearable slow if it cannot access the parameter areas
> > > directly. The AES is a important part of the operating environment and should
> > > be granted a certain level of trust.
> > 
> > You do not understand. Running in user context means that there is no such
> > process an "AES" anymore, and structures obviously can be accessed
> > directly, because all this is done in the context of the calling
> > applications. In this case no F_OS_SPECIAl neither any other "more
> > elaborate authentication procedures" would be necessary.
> > 
> OK I see what you mean.
> Well, such a AES does not exist. And I am not working on such a thing.

 Hmm.. this statement made me extremely disappointed. I thought this was
the whole idea behind XaAES originally. We don't need another "n.aes",
which is as good as the "old" not-very-stable/secure Atari spec can get.
Why don't you go the "correct" way with this?

> 
> > AES is perhaps an important part of the operating environment, but the
> > system should not be brought down, when the AES fails. If you think you
> > are able to develop an AES which is perfectlty bug free an can behave
> > rationally in any setup and situation, I wish you good luck.
> > 
> Thank you very much, but 'luck' is not what I need.
> My aim is to provide the atari community with a perfect working open source
> AES that is reasonable fast and small and is at least not worse than 
> atari multitos. Thats all for the moment.

 I appreciate that very much, but in my opinion it is going in the wrong
direction... as an AES for MiNT.




 Regards,
 
 Odd Skancke - ozk@atari.org - http://assemsoft.atari.org