OLPC Security Details

Written by Michael Larabel in Red Hat on 7 February 2007 at 01:00 AM EST. Add A Comment
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The One Laptop Per Child project has announced new details about its advanced security platform found within these $100 laptops. This security platform is called Bitfrost, which has the principles of an open design, no lock-down, no reading required, and unobtrusive security. OLPC's Bitfrost also has goals of no user passwords, no un-encrypted authentication, out-of-the-box security, Limited institutional PKI, and no permanent data loss.
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