Open Source and Security
August 24th, 2006[ Software Development ]
To be honest I have no clue whether this guy actually knows what he’s talking about but I think it makes sense from where I sit…
“As a cryptography and computer security expert, I have never understood the current fuss about the open source software movement. In the cryptography world, we consider open source necessary for good security; we have for decades. Public security is always more secure than proprietary security. It’s true for cryptographic algorithms, security protocols, and security source code. For us, open source isn’t just a business model; it’s smart engineering practice.”