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Simple and Secure isn't so Simple
Simple to code does not always mean simple for the user. And simple for
the user is often not easy to code.
By Daniel Hanson Sep 02 2004 03:51PM PT

I originally wanted to write a column about how the KISS principle
should really be Keep It Simple and Secure and why I thought BSD and
Linux had it right. The general consensus in the security world is that,
all else being equal, simpler software equates to secure software. I
have come to the conclusion that that this is a rather trivial *cough*
oversimplification of the problem. 

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/264

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Joe Klemmer 
Unix System/Network Administrator & Ad Hoc Programmer