What are the principals underlying the design?
1) Technical simplicity “Complexity is Security’s greatest enemy” (Bruce Schneier, US Security and Encrypting guru). Lastwall checks only file integrity and doesn’t attempt to cover the entire security chain. This limited scope of action represents a deliberate and strategic choice since the more complex the software, the greater the danger of bugs and security gaps getting in. From a technical point of view, there is only one single byte code for all distributions: the uniqueness of the byte code reduces development complexity and makes for much easier and quicker maintenance and correction. 2) Easy administration We wanted the installation, parameterization and operation of Lastwall to be as simple as possible. Lastwall offers the administrator two interface types for increased comfort: a HTML interface and a command line interface. Also, the operating procedures remain identical regardless for all platforms, making it easier and faster for the administrator to learn about Lastwall a
