There's no way for the OS to prove the base was secure, just as there's no way for the OS to prove that the PAM stack hasn't been replaced. All security involves placing some degree of trust in the underlying components.
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Re: assumption of innocence
Date: 2012-06-15 08:30 pm (UTC)