Much of software security is based on the idea that the user will act reasonably and in their own best interest.

· Bits and Bobs 7/6/26
  • Much of software security is based on the idea that the user will act reasonably and in their own best interest.
    • "Yup, the user authenticated himself, so let him do whatever he wants with his data."
    • In the past, that was mostly OK, and only didn't work in limited edge cases.
      • For example, your child knowing your computer's password.
    • But now with agents, that edge case has become a common case.

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