From:	Mike Elkins <MikeE@*********.COM>
Subject:	Hacking Security Tallies (Was Re: Weird Campaigns) -Reply
Date:	Thu, 21 May 1998 11:09:16 -0500

<snip: reset security tally>
>Well, it makes sense -- if the computer does something, it has to be
>poking bytes somewhere, and a skilled "user" should be able to
>manipulate those bytes.. and yes, modifying something like that would
>obviously be superuser only -- that's the point of superusers, to fix
>shit when users break it, right? :)

Except that the security tally will be implemented in hardware as much
as possible, for this very reason. Reseting a security tally manually
should require inserting a special key into a lock on the mainframe. You
can't put too much into hardware or you loose the flexibilty to adapt or
upgrade, but security tally certainly can go there.

Double-Domed Mike
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