__/ [ [H]omer ] on Thursday 22 June 2006 10:05 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> From http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/06/xbox_security.html :
>>
>> Xbox Security
>>
>> Fascinating read.
>>
>>
>
http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/17_Mistakes_Microsoft_Made_in_the_Xbox_Security_System
>>
>> The conclusion:
>>
>> The security system of the Xbox has been a complete failure.
>
> Only 17?
Yes. Like the number of games that will have been made available for the 360
by 2010.
> I would have thought it'd be in the thousands, or maybe tens of thousands.
>
> Maybe they mean "17 main areas"?
I think so. The magic number is often 6-7 (for menu item, slides, take home).
People like something they can digest quickly and remember thereafter. So,
the author was very generous, extending it all the way up to 17. I suppose
these were so severe that they could not be reduced, omitted, or 'crunched'
(through factorisation). Schneier seems to equate it to some sort of a
blunder, preparing to explode.
*Xbox 360 melts, then blasts in the background*
Best wishes,
Rot
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