Talk:Security-focused operating system

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Why does the phrase "As of, <date>, <OS> is still maintained" exist? Is it implying that these projects may stop at any given moment? -- KneeLess 05:29, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)

They indeed may stop at any moment --Doc aberdeen 16:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

I think this page definitely should contain KeyKOS, EROS and Coyotos! Are they just forgotten, or is there any reason why they are not included? -- Kickus 13:30, 16 Jun 2005

If they qualify as an operating system (i.e. not just a kernel) then add them --Doc aberdeen 16:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] SELinux

This article does not mention SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux by NSA)

Now it's mentioned --Doc aberdeen 16:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RSBAC

This should mention rsbac.

Now it's mentioned --Doc aberdeen 16:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What about Trustix

Shouldn't it be listed here too?

Add it then --Doc aberdeen 16:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Shouldn't the article be "Security-focused operating system" with a dash? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Frap (talk • contribs) 23:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

Now that page redirects here. --Doc aberdeen 16:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] evaluated

It is somewhat funny that a difference is made between unofficial and official (tested and certified) security with the second article "security-evaluated operating systems". This looks as critic on the evaluation system. Perhaps that should be motivated. Evaluation is of course expensive and not having this with some open source products would not necessarily mean they are less save. Perhaps they just don't want to ask the money for it from their customer's but some costumers may need that level of assurance. But making a special version of an OS for evaluation could also be considered as focusing on security. So the list in the second article "security-evaluated operating systems" can be considered as part of the list in this article. There is was exception of putting evaluation information in a separate article:Trusted Solaris. That may give the impression the other mentioned OS'es are not evaluated.

[edit] Name change

Wouldn't it be better to call the article "List of security-focused operating systems" as the current name suggests that it is an article about the concept of security-focused operating systems? - Koweja (talk) 20:15, 28 November 2007 (UTC)