[funsec] Homeland Security Official Suggests Outlawing Rootkits

[Barrie Dempster]

On Fri, 2006-02-17 at 16:03 +0100, Brian Azzopardi wrote:
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> Additionally, starting with Vista x64, only corps who pay an annual
> license fee to Verisgn for a certificate to sign their drivers with will
> be able to play in kernel-land.

Sony would pay. Although this measure as it stands is pointless as the
signing process will likely be cracked very quickly and a 3rd party
patch released to "fix" the problem. 

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With Regards..
Barrie Dempster (zeedo) - Fortiter et Strenue

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