Sophisticurity
Bruce Schneier wrote about the Windows Access Control paper and pointed out to the nice Felten’s commentary on it. The quote:
“There are two lessons here. First, complicated security mechanisms lead to mistakes, even among relatively sophisticated software developers and companies, so the desire to control privileges precisely must be tempered by the virtue of simplicity. Second, if you’re going to have a complicated system, you probably need tools to help you figure out whether you’re using it safely.”
Wish I some designers keep this simple idea in mind (no, I’m not talking about Microsoft ones particularly; there are plenty of others as well who does complex rubbish just to act more substantial). Simplicity is a thing.
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