Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by JCattheATM 166 days ago
That protects against much, but is far from a "100% secure OS". If the specific VM or 'qube' has a vulnerability, anything in that VM could be obtained/interacted with.
1 comments
fsflover 165 days ago
Your VM isn't protected from malware that you run in it. However your OS and other VMs containing sensitive data (in which you of course do not run anything untrusted at all) will stay safe, by design.
link
JCattheATM 165 days ago
> Your VM isn't protected from malware that you run in it.

Right, that was the point - so your suggestion that Qubes is a '100% secure OS' is false.

link
fsflover 165 days ago
The OS is actually secure, isn't it? As well as all your valuable data. The VM gets compromised, after which you can reset it to its original state. See: https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/how-to-guides/how-to...
link
JCattheATM 164 days ago
> The OS is actually secure, isn't it?

Not 100% secure, as was your claim.

link
fsflover 164 days ago
It is secure after resetting the Disposable VM. It's impossible to make it better, and I don't even understand what your actual problem is.
link
JCattheATM 164 days ago
> It is secure after resetting the Disposable VM.

What a nonsense answer. That's like saying a bank vault is secure after being rebuilt from being broken into. Meaningless.

It's not 100% secure while using it.

> It's impossible to make it better

Far from it. A formally verified codebase and better protections than DAC would be a start.

> I don't even understand what your actual problem is.

You made a BS claim and have an allergy to admitting you were wrong.

link