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I worked on an HP3000 in the early 90s. It had a software package that changed all of the error messages to resemble IBM360 error messages, just to throw would
by annoyingnoob 5y ago
I worked on an HP3000 in the early 90s. It had a software package that changed all of the error messages to resemble IBM360 error messages, just to throw would be attackers off.
- gnu8 5y agoWas that package really intended to be a security feature? To me that seems like a low effort way of landing a contract with an over-specific requirement. But security practices used to be way different so that explanation is also plausible.
- annoyingnoob 5y agoIt was one feature of a security package. I honestly don't recall the name. I should clarify that I'm talking about error messages one might see during login. Not system-wide/post-login error messages. Looked like an IBM login but got you into an HP.
- mgsouth 5y agoWhat? Was this something on the CSL (Contributed Software Library)? Don't recall anything like that... Besides... I'd expect something emulating S/3x. You could alter the system message catalog however you liked... Sounds like something that would happen to Whitman College's system :)