What's a reasonable attack surface? (was: Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper yada yada)

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> From: "Valdis Kletnieks" <Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu>

> As long as there is *A* failure mode? Hmm. <invents a movie-plot failure mode
> involving crazed ninjas with katanas loose in a switch room at one provider>.
> Yep, it's unlikely crazed ninjas will attack the switch rooms at both
> providers.

I too am a Schneier fan.  But terrorists watch movies, too.

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