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When selling things to the federal government that are used for the transfer of classified and top secret information, isn't there at least some checklist that
by matt_wulfeck 11y ago
When selling things to the federal government that are used for the transfer of classified and top secret information, isn't there at least some checklist that the Gov't asks?
1. Is this product backdoored?
If they say "no", and they turn out to be lying, then there should be criminal prosecution brought against the company. This seems like a no-brainer.
- LinuxBender 11y agoThat would be a tough one to get a simple answer from. Legally, they could say "no." because the backdoor might legally be a "lawful intercept" or "super-duper debugging thing" or "cheney's naughty dungeon".
- matt_wulfeck 11y agoI would assume they are smart enough not to sell the same version to the White House.
- gherkin0 11y agoHonestly, I don't think a checkbox question is enough for equipment used to handle top-secret information. The government should have demanded and audited the source code before buying it.