On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 12:26 -0500, Thomas Boxley wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage
> <
dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote:
> Looking for an absolutely secure OS distribution? So am I.
> Until one
> arrives, the Lightweight Portable Security distribution from
> the Air
> Force Research Laboratory's Software Protection Initiative may
> be the
> best there is.
>
> There are two versions, one with and one without the
> OpenOffice suite &
> Adobe Reader. Both are designed to run from a bootable USB
> stick or from
> a CD. Neither requires (or supports) installation on a hard
> drive.
> Neither requires root privileges. Nothing is written to the
> USB stick or
> CD (duh!). There's no patching; updates are published at least
> quarterly.
>
> The best validation of its security for DoD users is its
> certification
> on June 11, 2011 by AFNIC. With a USB smartcard reader, it is
> certified
> for use on the unclassified NIPR network with a
> CAC-authenticated logon.
>
> For more info and downloads, see
http://spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm
>
> --Doc
>
>
> Hey, Department of Defense, I'm really happy for you, and imma let
> you
> finish, but I just got to question why an ultra-secure Linux
> distribution like this would need OpenOffice?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas Boxley
>
http://thomasboxley.me