Re: Recent Attacks

["Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () nfr net>]

Darren Reed writes:
> So are you suggesting that perhaps it is time software such as ISS, etc,
> to not only be made available with strict controls over which targets
> they can be used against (article about this went to bugtraq some time
> ago) but also be required for those buying the product/license keys
> in order to undertake such work ?  I think this is almost a inevitable.

So do I. Indeed, I think that it may boil down to some kind of
professional certification being necessary. There are analogs
to this - locksmithing certification, federal firearms license, etc.
That's part of what I meant about how that grey area is going to
get real thin, soon.

mjr.